Gary Payton, who has overseen the Air Force’s space portfolio since 2005 is retiring, effective July 31, service officials announced Thursday. No word yet on who will succeed him as deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for space programs. A pilot and 1971 graduate of the Air Force Academy, Payton also flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985 as a payload specialist. He retired from active duty with the rank of colonel after more than 23 years of service. He has also served stints with NASA and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization/Missile Defense Agency, and worked in the aerospace industry.
B-21 Temporary Shelters Could Also Shelter B-2s
March 5, 2021
The Air Force's experimental runway shelter for the new B-21 bomber is large enough to cover it or the B-2, and therefore reveals no information about the dimensions of the new aircraft. Two such shelters will be evaluated, but the maker of the second version hasn't been chosen, yet.