Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
BrandVance DeVoeUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 09.05.1931 |
| Birthplace: | Longmont, Colorado |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | six |
| Selection date: | 04.04.1966 |
| Selection group: | NASA-5 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.04.1992 |
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 |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Apollo 15 | CMP |
| 2 | Skylab 3 | CDR |
| 3 | Skylab 4 | CDR |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from University of Colorado, 1960; master of science in business
administration from the University of California, 1964; one honorary doctorate
degree; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 3;
hobbies: Running, to stay in condition, hiking, skiing, camping; he left
NASA in April 1992 to work in the X-30 program on
Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio; until January 2008 he was Deputy
Director for Aerospace Projects at Dryden Flight Research Center; now
retired. |
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