Status: Retired
6/20/1948 –
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 1/24/1985
Last Flight: 1/24/1985
Colonel Gary Eugene Payton, USAF, (born June 20, 1948) is an American former astronaut.
Payton flew on the STS-51-C mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in January 1985 which launched and returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. STS-51C was the first dedicated Space Shuttle Department of Defense mission. Payton traveled over 1.2 million miles in 48 Earth orbits, and logged more than 73 hours in space.
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
