Vance Brand

Oficiální znak mise Apollo–Sojuz: nápisy APOLLO a СОЮЗ kolem glóbu se spojenými loděmi.

American astronaut and command module pilot on the 1975 Apollo–Soyuz mission — his first spaceflight. He later commanded three Space Shuttle flights.

Before NASA he was a test pilot and aeronautical engineer. He was selected as an astronaut in 1966. During the Apollo–Soyuz return, toxic nitrogen tetroxide entered the cabin and Brand briefly lost consciousness; the crew nonetheless landed safely. He later commanded STS-5, STS-41-B and STS-35.

NationalityUSA

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SPACEFLIGHTS

Apollo–Soyuz15 July 1975

Apollo–Soyuz (ASTP) was the first joint Soviet–American crewed flight, on 15–24 July 1975. The American Apollo docked with the Soviet Soyuz 19 and Tom Stafford shook hands with Alexei Leonov — the first international docking and a symbolic end to the space race.open article →

FACTS

•Apollo–Soyuz was his first spaceflight.

•During the return he briefly lost consciousness because of toxic fumes in the cabin.

•He later commanded three Space Shuttle flights.

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