Vance D. Brand
Astronaut
1931 –
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Who is Vance D. Brand?
Vance DeVoe Brand is a former test pilot and NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint space flight in 1975, and as commander of three space shuttle missions.
His 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. Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, Colorado, is named in his honor.
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- Born
- May 9, 1931
Longmont - Also known as
- Vance Brand
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Longmont High School
- University of Colorado Boulder
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on July 23, 2013
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