NASA Administrator Thomas Paine met with Abernathy at the occasion, both hoping that the space program can spur progress also in other regards, such as poverty in the US.
nˈæsɐ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɚ tˈɑːməs pˈeɪn mˈɛt wɪð ˌæbɚnˈæθi æt ðɪ əkˈeɪʒən, bˈoʊθ hˈoʊpɪŋ ðætðə spˈeɪs pɹˈoʊɡɹæm kæn spˈɜː pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz pˈɑːvɚɾi ɪnðə jˌuːˈɛs.