Vance Brand | |
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 Brand in 1971 | |
| Born | Vance DeVoe Brand May 9, 1931 Longmont, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Awards | NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Major, USMCR |
Time in space | 31d 2h 02m |
| Selection | NASA Group 5 (1966) |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia |     |
| Retirement | January 2008 |
| Signature | |
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Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is a retired 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.
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.