Education graduated from high school in rock island illinois in 1966. The second was major william pailes a member of the second cadre of mses who flew aboard the atlantis in october 1985.
Nike air force 1 were first launched in 1982.
Gary payton air force ones. Payton served as a spacecraft test controller from 1976 to 1980 at cape canaveral air force station in florida. He was selected for the usaf manned spaceflight engineer program in february 1980. Payton is a former deputy under secretary of the air force for space programs.
He has accumulated at least 1 080 hours in t 37 t 38 and t 39 aircraft. Major gary payton was a notable exception the first of only two persons to travel into space as u s. Air force not nasa astronauts as part of the manned space flight engineer mse program.
The second was major william pailes a member of the second cadre of mses who flew aboard the atlantis in october 1985. Payton major usaf payload specialist personal data born june 20 1948 in rock island illinois. Education graduated from high school in rock island illinois in 1966.
Attended bradley university peoria illinois. And after one year entered the usaf academy colorado springs colorado. Gary payton is responsible for overseeing the military s space acquisition plans and research and development.
Payton a former astronaut spoke recently with space news staff writers turner. Former deputy under secretary of the air force and astronaut msaae 72. In recognition of his technical and managerial leadership in space exploration and development.
Growing up in the 1950s gary payton had no idea he would someday travel to space. He was just your average boy interested in trucks cars and airplanes with one exception. Nike sportswear will not only be reissuing gary payton s classic nike air zoom flight the glove but they will also be releasing a nike air force 1 low cmft version.
Nike air force 1 low cmft penny hardaway like fellow nike basketball legend gary payton penny hardaway sees one of his iconic signature shoes converted into an air force 1. 3cm 1 18in gary payton signature edition. Nike air force 1 were first launched in 1982.
Being the first shoe to have the nike air unit they quickly became a must have sneaker. One of nike s biggest sellers they have been released in a staggering 1700 color variations. Nike air force 1 the glove in new colorway gary payton gives us a look at another upcoming colorway of the glove version of the af1.
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