Thomas O. Paine
contributorProgram Leadership & Administration
NASA administrator during Apollo 9 through Apollo 13 who also led early planning for post-Apollo human spaceflight.
- Primary role
- NASA administrator during the first lunar landings
- Lifespan
- 1921–1992
- Relationships
- 8
- Sources
- 3
Biography
Place in spaceflight history
Paine directed NASA through the first lunar landings, supported the Apollo 13 response, pursued long-range planning, and helped advance Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and the Space Shuttle decision.
His tenure managed the transition from achieving the first lunar landing to defining a sustainable post-Apollo program under tightening budgets.
Thomas O. Paine’s archive record spans Engineer, NASA deputy administrator, NASA administrator through work connected with General Electric, NASA. The linked record places that work within Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Apollo-Soyuz.
Career profile
Roles, organizations, and programs
Roles
- Engineer
- NASA deputy administrator
- NASA administrator
Organizations
Programs
- Apollo
- Skylab
- Space Shuttle
- Apollo-Soyuz
Archive relationships
Named records, programs, and organizations connected to this archive identity.
- Apollo 11Served as NASA administrator during the first crewed lunar landing
- Apollo 13Led NASA during the mission emergency and recovery
- General ElectricCanonical organization
- NASACanonical organization
- ApolloSpaceflight program
- SkylabSpaceflight program
- Space ShuttleSpaceflight program
- Apollo-SoyuzSpaceflight program
Sources
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