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The Man Who Shot at the Moon
First transmitted in 1970, Dr Thomas Paine explains the reasons behind his controversial resignation from NASA and discusses the future of the American space program.
Last on
Sun 31 Jan 1971
23:00
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Thomas Paine resigned from NASA on 15 September 1970, taking up the position of vice president at General Electric, where he had worked for almost 20 years prior to joining NASA. In the mid-1980s, he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to chair the National Commission on Space, which was tasked with shaping the future of NASA's space exploration program.
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