Vance D. Brand
American naval officer, aviator, aeronautical engineer and astronaut (born 1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an American naval officer, aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint spaceflight in 1975, and as commander of three Space Shuttle missions.
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Born | Vance DeVoe Brand (1931-05-09) May 9, 1931 (age 93) Longmont, Colorado, U.S. |
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Awards | NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
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Rank | Major, USMCR |
Time in space | 31d 2h 02m |
Selection | NASA Group 5 (1966) |
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Retirement | January 2008 |
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Brand’s flight experience includes 9,669 flying hours, which includes 8,089 hours in jets, 391 hours in helicopters, 746 hours in spacecraft, and checkout in more than 30 types of military aircraft. As of March 18, 2024, he is the last surviving crew member of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.