Mark A. Baird (December 14, 1965 – November 30, 2023)
was a retired
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
brigadier general who last served as the deputy director of the Space Force Planning Task Force. He previously was the
Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
After working briefly at Lockheed Martin as a "Principal Director of Strategy for Space and Special Programs," Baird went on to be the president of
VOX Space, a subsidiary of Virgin Orbit, on 17 August 2021.
Baird died on November 30, 2023, and he was buried at the
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. More than 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia.
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United States Air Force generals
1965 births
2023 deaths
United States Air Force Academy alumni
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