A NASA profile published Aug. 6, 2026, describes Tom Percy as manager of systems engineering and integration for the agency's Human Landing System Program. In that role, Percy serves as a focal point in work with providers SpaceX and Blue Origin to streamline systems designs, manufacturing, testing and certification, and to ensure the crewed landers are built and will operate safely alongside other NASA exploration assets.

A native of North Easton, Massachusetts, Percy earned a mechanical engineering degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he took part in the student rover competition now called the Human Exploration Rover Challenge. He later earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a doctorate in aerospace systems engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has worked at Marshall Space Flight Center since 2003, evaluating transportation options for human deep space exploration.

In the profile, Percy said the world watched the success of Artemis II, and that NASA and its commercial providers were looking forward to flying again soon and executing increasingly complex Artemis missions. NASA describes the Artemis program as aiming to explore more of the Moon and lay groundwork for crewed missions to Mars.