[APOLLO MISSIONS, NASA, SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY, PRESENTATION SLIDES]

We're proud to offer here an EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF 8 ORIGINAL NASA PRESENTATION GLASS SLIDES OF THE APOLLO 11 & 12 MISSIONS IN 1969 & 1970. 

THESE SLIDES WERE FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF FORMER NASA CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR THOMAS O. PAINE.  

 The eight (8) glass slides each measure 3.25 in x 4.0 in and are in excellent condition.  

The slides are identified as follows:

 1)  AS11-40-5954 (compare this to those in the Heritage sales; we elected not to spend 4-6 weeks waiting for the slab from CAG. The new owner can do it themselves if they choose for $70. We have an ironclad provenance, so no concern about origin) 

 2) 69-HC-470

 3) Pull back shot of full Complex 39 

 4) 69-HC-194

 5) 69-HC-610

 6) AS12-48-7134

 7) NASA Control Room 

 8) NASA VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) + Saturn V on the MLP (Mobile Launch Platform) 

These images speak for themselves. We won't go on and on about how important they are, or how rare these glass slides are. The Heritage auctions last year and in 2018 have proven that. 

All in all a RARE and important group of uncommon, official GLASS PRESENTATION slides from the personal effects of the NASA boss who led the space agency to its greatest achievements. These images second only to those previously belonging to the actual astronauts themselves which we've seen sell at the Space auctions at Heritage in TX. 

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Provenance:

This item is from the Estate of Thomas O. Paine, the Administrator of NASA for the first seven Apollo missions including Apollo 11 which of course culminated in landing the first men on the moon. We acquired several items from his estate and can provide a letter of provenance for buyers desirous of having a copy of that document to keep with their purchase.   

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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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