Vance Brand
Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an 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. 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.
Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 ASTP PLT 15.07. - 24.07.1975 9d 01h 28m
2 STS-5 Columbia CDR 11.11. - 16.11.1982 5d 02h 14m
3 STS-41B Challenger CDR 03.02. - 11.02.1984 7d 23h 15m
4 STS-35 Columbia CDR 02.12. - 10.12.1990 8d 23h 05m
Total 31d 02h 02m
