NOMINATION OF DR. THOMAS O. PAINE TO THE POSI

TION OF ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1969

U.S. SENATE,

COMMITTEE ON AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES,

Washington, D.C.

The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 11 a.m., in room 235, Old Senate Office Building, Senator Clinton P. Anderson (chairman) presiding.

Present: Senators Anderson, Symington, Stennis, Young, Holland, Smith, Curtis, Goldwater, and Saxbe.

Also present: James J. Gehrig, staff director; Everard H. Smith, Jr., Dr. Glen P. Wilson, Craig Voorhees, and William Parker, professional staff members; Sam Bouchard, assistant chief clerk; Mary Rita Robbins and Carol L. Wilson, clerical assistants.

OPENING STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN

The CHAIRMAN. This meeting has been called to hear testimony on the nomination of Dr. Thomas O. Paine to the position of Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Dr. Paine has served as Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from February 1968 until October 1968 when he became the Acting Administrator upon the retirement of James E. Webb. He has now been nominated by the President to the position of Administrator and his nomination has been referred to this committee.

Without objection I will place in the record at this point Dr. Paine's biographical sketch.

(The biographical sketch of Dr. Thomas O. Paine referred to follows:)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DR. THOMAS O. PAINE

On February 7, 1968, the United States Senate confirmed the nomination of Dr. Thomas Ở. Paine to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He assumed that post on March 25, 1968. On October 8, 1968, he became Acting Administrator of ÑASA. On March 5, 1969, President Nixon announced his intention to nominate Dr. Paine to be Administrator of NASA, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

From 1963 until he began his duties with NASA, Dr. Paine was the Manager of TEMPO, General Electric's Center for Advanced Studies. This Center is a 400man industrial "think tank," headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, with branch offices in Honolulu and Washington, D.C. It conducts some ten million dollars worth of interdisciplinary research annually for clients in Federal, state

and local governments, foreign nations, and industry. Programs of TEMPO ranged from criteria for selection of model cities to the logistics support system for Polaris submarines, from industrial management information systems to the economic development of a North African river valley, from the operation of a major defense data center to long-range planning for a large international bank. Some ten percent of TEMPO's work is for government and industry overseas; about fifteen percent is for the parent General Electric Company.

PERSONAL DATA

Dr. Paine was born in Berkeley, California, on November 9, 1921, the son of Commodore and Mrs. George T. Paine, USN (Ret.). He attended public schools in various coastal cities and Brown University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in 1942.

On December 8, 1941, he applied for enlistment in the U.S. Navy V-7 program, and during World War II Dr. Paine served as a submarine officer in the Pacific after graduation from the Reserve Midshipman's engineering course at the U.S. Naval Academy and the Submarine Officer's school at New London, Connecticut. He served in Japanese occupation forces and in the Trans Pacific Prize Crew of ex-H.I.J.M.S. I-400. His duties included at various times Radar Officer, Torpedo and Gunnery Officer, Engineering Officer, and Executive Officer. His awards included Pacific Theatre Medal with Battle Stars, Submarine Combat Insignia with two stars, and commendation from Admiral Nimitz for performance under attack. He qualified in submarines and as a Navy Deep-sea Diver.

Dr. Paine attended Stanford University from 1946 through 1949, receiving a Master of Science Degree (1947) and his Ph. D. (1949) in Physical Metallurgy. In 1946 he married Miss Barbara Helen Taunton Pearse of Perth, Western Australia. She served in the Australian Air Force during World War II, and is now an American citizen. They presently live at 3545 Ordway Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., with their four children: Marguerite, George, Judith and Frank.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Dr. Paine served as a Research Associate at Stanford University from 1947 to 1949. While at Stanford he initiated and managed an Office of Naval Research project which conducted basic studies of high temperature alloys in liquid metals in support of U.S. Navy nuclear reactor development programs.

In 1949 Dr. Paine joined the General Electric Company. His first duties with General Electric were in the General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady, New York, where he initiated research programs on "composite materials" for mechanical and magnetic properties. This work included the initiation of fine-particle magnet development leading to the basic patents on "Lodex" permanent magnets, now used in hearing aids and instruments. In 1951 he moved to Lynn, Massachusetts, where he served as the Manager of Materials Development and Manager of the Laboratory at the General Electric Meter and Instrument Department. The laboratory was oriented toward aircraft engine and flight instrumentation electrical instruments and watt-hour meters, control systems, specialty instruments, instrument transformers, materials and processes, with projects ranging from development of non-arc-tracking organic insulations to solid-state nuclear reactor control systems. While at Lynn, Dr. Paine's laboratory received the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Award for Outstanding Contribution to Industrial Science.

During 1958 to 1962 Dr. Paine acted as Research Associate and Manager of Engineering Applications at the General Electric Research and Development Center in Schenectady, New York. While there he formulated and conducted basic studies in the physics of composite materials, and organized and managed a new laboratory component engaged in complex technical-economic studies and development programs ranging from medical electronics and urban transportation to corporate growth and international economic development. Dr. Paine was appointed Manager of TEMPO in 1963.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Dr. Paine has authored various professional papers published in Physical Review, the Journal of Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, and other U.S. and overseas journals. He is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts and an inventor named in several patents.

Dr. Paine has served as: Chairman of the Joint American Physical SocietyInstitute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers International Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials; a member of the Engineering Joint Conference on Science and Technology for Less Developed Nations; Secretary of the Engineers' Joint Conference Engineering Research Committee on the Nation's Engineering Research Needs 1965-1985; Lecturer at the U.S. Army War College; and Chairman of a special Task Force for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A list of the organizations of which Dr. Paine is a member is attached.

Sigma Xi.

PRESENT AND RECENT MEMBERSHIPS IN ORGANIZATIONS

New York Academy of Sciences.

American Physical Society.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers.
American Society for Metals.

Institute of Metals (London).

Submarine Veterans of World War II.

American Society of Naval Engineers.

Society for the History of Technology.

Marine Historical Association.

American Museum of Electricity.

Newcomen Society (London).

Naval Historical Foundation.

American Association for the Advancement of Science.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

U.S. Naval Institute.

Navy League.

Association of the U.S. Army.

Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

National Aviation Club.

National Space Club.

The CHAIRMAN. I am sorry there aren't more Senators here now but they are tied up elsewhere. I am sure other members will be here soon. Will you proceed.

STATEMENT OF DR. THOMAS O. PAINE, NOMINEE TO THE POSITION OF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Dr. PAINE. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: Thank you for this opportunity to appear before you today.

A biographical sketch has been provided to you which I would like to summarize in this brief statement. With your permission, Mr. Chairman, I would like to state that since the Senate confirmed my nomination as Deputy Administrator of NASA in February 1968 I have, of course, severed my connections with my former employer, the General Electric Co., and served as Deputy Administrator to the best of my ability. Since Mr. Webb's retirement last October 7, I have been serving as Acting Administrator of NASA.

This past year has been one of the most challenging and exciting of my life. I have greatly valued my relationships with this committee. during this year. I look forward to the period ahead as one of major challenge and major opportunity in aeronautics and space for NASA and for the United States. If President Nixon's nomination of me to serve as Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is confirmed by the Senate, I will continue to devote my full attention and energy to performing my duties with NASA.

I was born in Berkeley, Calif., on November 9, 1921. My parents were Commodore and Mrs. George T. Paine, U.S. Navy, retired— present rank. I attended public schools in various coastal cities and graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 1942. On December 8, 1941, I applied for enlistment in the U.S. Navy V-7 program, and served during World War II as a submarine officer in the Pacific, after graduation from the Reserve midshipman's engineering course at the U.S. Naval Academy and the Submarine Officers' School at New London, Conn. My duties included at various times radar officer, torpedo and gunnery officer, engineering officer, and executive officer. Awards included the submarine combat insignia with two stars, and commendation from Admiral Nimitz for performance in action. I qualified in submarines and as a Navy deep sea diver. At the end of the war, I served in the Japanese occupation, evaluating submarine material.

From 1946 through 1949 I attended Stanford University, receiving a master of science degree in 1947 and in 1949 a doctorate in physical metallurgy.

In 1946 I married Miss Barbara Helen Taunton Pearse, of Perth, Western Australia. She served in the Australian Air Force during World War II, and is now an American citizen. We presently live at 3545 Ordway Street NW., Washington, D.C., with our four children: Marquerite, George, Judith, and Frank.

My postwar professional career began as a research associate at Stanford University during my graduate study there. At Stanford I initiated and managed a project for the Office of Naval Research involving basic studies of high-temperature alloys in liquid metals in support of U.S. Navy nuclear reactor development programs.

In 1949 I joined the General Electric Co. My first duties with General Electric were in the General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady, N. Y., where I initiated research programs on composite materials for mechanical and magnetic properties. This work included the initiation of fine-particle magnetic development leading to the basic patents on "Lodex" permanent magnets, now used in hearing aids and instruments. In 1951 I moved to Lynn, Mass., where I was the manager of materials development and manager of the laboratory at the General Electric Meter and Instrument Department. The laboratory was oriented toward aircraft engine and flight instrumentation electrical instruments and watt-hour meters, control systems, speciality instrument, instrument transformers, materials and processes, and projects ranging from development of non-arc-tracking organic insulations to solid-state nuclear reactor control systems.

In 1958 I returned to Schenectady as a research associate and manager of engineering applications at the General Electric research and development center. There I formulated and carried out basic studies in composite materials and organized and managed a new laboratory component engaged in complex technical-economic studies and development programs, ranging from medical electronics and urban transportation to corporate growth and international economic development.

In 1963 I was appointed manager of TEMPO, the General Electric center for advanced studies in Santa Barbara, Calif. TEMPO is a 400-man, long-range planning and interdisciplinary study organization