Vance D. Brand Astronaut

Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an American former naval officer and 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.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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Birth date	May 09, 1931
Birth place	Longmont Colorado

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missions	Apollo–Soyuz Test Project STS-41-B STS-35 STS-5
selection	List of astronauts by year of selection
status	Retired
Time in space	31 days 2 hours 2 minutes