Gary E. Payton
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Gary E. Payton is a former U.S. Air Force officer and astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle and later held senior positions in military space and defense programs.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force officer
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aerospace engineer ⓘ astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activity | participated in classified Department of Defense payload operations in orbit ⓘ |
| affiliation | U.S. national security space community ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| education | background in engineering or a related technical field ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Air Force
NERFINISHED
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United States Air Force Space Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Payton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
defense space systems
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military space programs ⓘ space operations ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
human spaceflight
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national security space ⓘ |
| givenName | Gary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExperience |
defense acquisition for space systems
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military satellite programs ⓘ space operations management ⓘ |
| hasHonor | military decorations ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| name | Gary E. Payton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flying as a payload specialist on a classified Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission
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holding senior positions in U.S. military space and defense programs ⓘ |
| notableWork | contributions to U.S. military and national security space capabilities ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace program manager
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astronaut ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. astronaut corps for payload specialists ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
senior leader in U.S. military space programs
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senior official in defense space acquisition and policy ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| roleOnMission | payload specialist ⓘ |
| sector |
defense
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space ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| spaceflightParticipant | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceMission | STS-51C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleFlown | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
STS-51-C
subject surface form:
STS-51-C