NASA History Office(@NASAhistory):Today we wish Vance Brand a very happy 95th birthday! Selected as an astronaut 60 years ago, Brand's first spaceflight, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, was followed by three shuttle missions and various administrative positions. He retired from NASA in 2008.

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Today we wish Vance Brand a very happy 95th birthday! Selected as an astronaut 60 years ago, Brand's first spaceflight, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, was followed by three shuttle missions and various administrative positions. He retired from NASA in 2008.