RARE NASA GLASS SLIDES OF CONCEPT SPACE SHUTTLE 1969-71 X 12 EX-TOM PAINE for Sale

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RARE NASA GLASS SLIDES OF CONCEPT SPACE SHUTTLE 1969-71 X 12 EX-TOM PAINE For Sale

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RARE NASA GLASS SLIDES OF CONCEPT SPACE SHUTTLE 1969-71 X 12 EX-TOM PAINE :
$599.99

[NASA, SPACE EXPLORATION, SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM, CONCEPTUAL SPACECRAFT]

On offer here is a nice and RARE GROUP OF ORIGINAL NASA CONCEPTUAL SPACE SHUTTLE GLASS SLIDES FROM THE LATE 60\'S - EARLY 70\'S.

This group of 12 (twelve) original glass slides of various conceptual Space Shuttle craft as imagined by NASA engineers. Each of the slides measures 3.25 inches x 4.00 inches.

A rare group of images not found elsewhere.

Provenance:

This item is from theEstate of Thomas O. Paine, the Administrator of NASA for the first seven Apollo missions including Apollo 11which of course culminated in landing the first men on the moon.

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Thomas Otten Paine (November 9, 1921 – May 4, 1992), an American engineer, scientist, and advocate of space exploration, was the third Administrator of NASA, serving from March 21, 1969 to September 15, 1970.

During his administration at NASA, the first seven Apollo manned missions were flown, including the first ever manned lunar landing by Apollo 11. Paine was also deeply involved in preparing plans for the post-Apollo era at NASA.

Born in Berkeley, California, Paine attended public schools in various cities and graduated from Brown University in 1942 with an A.B. degree in engineering. At Brown, Paine joined Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. In World War II, he served as a submarine officer in the Pacific and in the subsequent Japanese occupation. He qualified as a Navy deep-sea diver and was awarded the Commendation Medal and Submarine Combat Insignia with stars. From 1946-49, Paine attended Stanford University, receiving an M.S. degree in 1947 and Ph.D. degree in 1949 in physical metallurgy. During his career, Paine received honorary doctor of science degrees from Brown, Clarkson College of Technology, Nebraska Wesleyan University, the University of New Brunswick, Oklahoma City University, and an honorary doctor of engineering degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Dr. Paine was appointed Deputy Administrator of NASA on January 31, 1968. Upon the retirement of James E. Webb on October 8, 1968, he was named Acting Administrator of NASA. He was nominated as NASA\'s third Administrator on March 5, 1969, and confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1969.

Dr. Paine was recruited to succeed Mr. Webb by President Lyndon Johnson. He was tasked with the responsibility of getting the Apollo program back on track in the wake of the Apollo 1 disaster, and fulfilling President Kennedy\'s goal \"before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.\"

During his administration at NASA, the first seven Apollo manned missions were flown, highlighted by the first ever manned lunar landing by Apollo 11. In all, 20 astronauts orbited Earth, 14 traveled to the Moon, and twelve walked upon its surface. Many automated scientific and applications spacecraft were also flown in U.S. and cooperative international programs.

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