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Vance Brand

United States

Vance Brand was an American NASA astronaut and former United States Marine Corps aviator who served as command module pilot on the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first joint American-Soviet crewed spaceflight, docking his Apollo spacecraft with a Soviet Soyuz capsule in orbit. He later commanded three Space Shuttle missions, including the second-ever Shuttle flight, becoming one of the few astronauts to fly in both the Apollo and Shuttle eras of American spaceflight.

Facts
Birth Date
1931-05-09 2
Birth Year
1931 2
Nationality
American 2
Notable Mission
STS-5 2
Classification
Astronaut Role
Pilot 1
Dating
Selection Year
1966 2
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Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Vance D. Brand

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Vance D. Brand
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Vance D. BrandLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is a retired American naval officer, aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.
Sources
1. Vance Brand (Wikipedia)
  • He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint spaceflight in 1975
  • as commander of three Space Shuttle missions
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2. Wikipedia: Vance D. Brand
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1931-05-09
  • Lead, sentence 1
    born May 9, 1931
  • Wikidata, P27 country of citizenship
    United States
  • STS-5
    Brand was commander of Space Shuttle Columbia for STS-5
  • Infobox, selection
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is a retired American naval officer, aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is a retired American naval officer, aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.
  • In Group: Space Shuttle Astronauts, Lead sentence
    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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