Description: One of the 19 pilot astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966, Vance Brand initially was a crew member in the thermal vacuum chamber testing of the prototype Command Module and support crewman on Apollo 8 and 13. Later he was backup command module pilot for Apollo 15 and backup commander for Skylabs 3 and 4. Brand flew on four space missions; Apollo-Soyuz, STS-5, STS 41-B, and STS-35. He has logged 746 hours in space and has commanded three Shuttle missions. Mr. Brand left the Astronaut Office in 1992 to become Chief of Plans at the National Aerospace Plane (NASP) Joint Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. In September 1994, he moved to California to become Assistant Chief of Flight Operations at the Dryden Flight Research Center, then Acting Chief Engineer, Deputy Director for Aerospace Projects and finally Acting Associate Center Director for Programs. Mr. Brand retired from NASA in January 2008. This photo signed and inscribed “To Connie with best wishes Vance Brand”. He signed the 8 X 10 color photo with a thin blue marker. Certified by PSA DNA and encased in a plastic holder.
Price: 84.75 USD
Location: Seal Beach, California
End Time: 2024-08-21T18:19:39.000Z
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Industry: Space
Signed: Yes
Autograph Authentication: PSA DNA Certification
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
