Vance D. Brand
Born 1930s.
Ancestors 
Son of Rudolph William Brand
and Donna Mae (DeVoe) Brand
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
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Biography
Father: Rudolph William Brand
Mother: Donna Mae DeVoe
Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an American former naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.
| 1931 | Born in Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, USA. | |||||
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| 1953 | Bachelor of Science, Business, University of Colorado; Naval Aviator with the Marine Corps. | |||||
| 1954 | Daughter Susan Nancy Brand is born. | |||||
| 1955 | Daughter Stephanie Brand is born. | |||||
| 1958 | Son Patrick Richard Brand is born. | |||||
| 1960 | Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering. | |||||
| 1963 | Son Kevin Stephen Brand is born. | |||||
| 1964 | Master of Science, Business Administration, UCLA. | |||||
| 1966 | Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 5. [1] | |||||
| 1974 | Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, his first of 2. [2] |
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| 1975 | Flew on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project as CM Pilot with Deke Slayton and Tom Stafford. Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his first of 2. [2] | |||||
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| 1979 | Married Beverly Ann Whitnel on 03 Nov 1979 in Harris, Texas, USA.[3] | |||||
| 1981 | Son Erik Ryan Brand is born. | |||||
| 1982 | Flew on Columbia STS-5 as Commander with Joseph P. Allen, Bill Lenoir and Robert Overmyer. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 3. [2] | |||||
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| 1984 | Flew on Challenger STS-41-B as Commander with Bob Gibson, Bruce McCandless, Robert L. Stewart and Ronald McNair. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 3. [2] | |||||
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| 1985 | Son Dane Vance Brand is born. | |||||
| 1988 | Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, his second of 2. [2] |
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| 1990 | Flew on Columbia STS-35 as Commander with Jeffrey Hoffman, Robert A. Parker, Samuel T. Durrance, Guy Gardner, John Lounge and Ronald Parise. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 3. [2] | |||||
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| 1992 | Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his second of 2. [2] |
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| 1997 | Inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. [4] | |||||
| 2008 | Retired from NASA. |
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
- ↑ "Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011," Ancestry.com.
- ↑ Hall of Fame Bio
See also:
- Wikipedia: Vance D Brand
- Wikidata: Item Q463833, en:Wikipedia
- NASA Bio
- Ancestry Profile
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