Gary Payton (astronaut)

Gary E. Payton
Born	(1948-06-20) June 20, 1948 (age 76) Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Status	Retired
Other names	Gary Eugene Payton
Alma mater	Bradley University USAFA, B.S. 1971 Purdue University, M.S. 1972
Occupation	Pilot
Space career
USAF astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Time in space	3d 01h 33m
Selection	1979 USAF Group
Missions	STS-51-C
Mission insignia

Colonel Gary Eugene Payton, USAF, (born June 20, 1948) 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.