BrandensteinDaniel CharlesUSA![]() |
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Birthdate: | 17.01.1943 |
Birthplace: | Watertown, Wisconsin |
Marital status: | married |
Children: | one |
Selection date: | 16.01.1978 |
Selection group: | NASA-8 |
Position: | CDR |
Status: | Ret. 01.10.1992 |
No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
1 | STS-8 Challenger | PLT | 30.08. - 05.09.1983 | 6d 01h 08m |
2 | STS-51G Discovery | CDR | 17.06. - 24.06.1985 | 7d 01h 38m |
3 | STS-32 Columbia | CDR | 09.01. - 20.01.1990 | 10d 21h 00m |
4 | STS-49 Endeavour | CDR | 07.05. - 16.05.1992 | 8d 21h 17m |
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Total | 32d 21h 03m |
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Bachelor of science in mathematics and physics
from the University of Wisconsin in River Falls, 1965; two honorary doctorate
degrees; Captain,
USN, Ret.;
in Southeast Asia he flew 192 combat missions in A- 6 Intruders; hobbies:
Skiing, sailing, basketball, softball, golf, woodworking; he served as Chief of
Astronaut Office from May 1987 - October 1992. 1996 he became Vice President of
Kistler Aerospace Corporation in Seattle; August 1999 Vice President and
Program Manager for the Mission Support Operations Contract at the
NASA/Johnson Space Center for Lockheed Martin Space
Operations, Houston. On September 28, 2007 he succeeded Richard
Covey as Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of United Space Alliance (USA). |
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