Gary Payton

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Colonel Gary Eugene Payton, USAF, is an American astronaut and USAF Manned Spaceflight Engineer. Payton flew on the STS-51-C mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in January 1985. He later served as Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force under the Bush and Obama Administrations.

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Gary E. Payton
astronaut, military officer, aircraft pilot, United States

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  • STS-51-C
    human spaceflight
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    commonsimagePortrait of astronaut Gary Payton. Commons
    commonsimagePortrait of astronaut Gary Payton. Commons
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