Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an engineer and former NASA astronaut.
Brand was born in Longmont, Colorado, May 9, 1931. He was active in Troop 64 of the Boy Scouts of America in Longmont, where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. He was active in the International Order of DeMolay. He married the former Beverly Ann Whitnel, and had two daughters and four sons.
Graduated from Longmont High School, he received a bachelor of s...
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Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an engineer and former NASA astronaut.
Brand was born in Longmont, Colorado, May 9, 1931. He was active in Troop 64 of the Boy Scouts of America in Longmont, where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. He was active in the International Order of DeMolay. He married the former Beverly Ann Whitnel, and had two daughters and four sons.
Graduated from Longmont High School, he received a bachelor of science degree in Business from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1953, a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from there in 1960, and a master's degree in Business Administration from UCLA in 1964.
Brand was a commissioned officer and naval aviator with the United States Marine Corps from 1953 to 1957. His military assignments included a 15-month tour in Japan as a jet fighter pilot. Following his release from active duty, Brand continued service in Marine Forces Reserve and Air National Guard jet fighter squadrons...
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