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  Brandenstein, Daniel Charles - MSN Encarta
In 1983 Brandenstein piloted the first night launch and landing of a space shuttle, and in 1992 he commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Endeavour.
Brandenstein was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, and received his B.S. degree in mathematics and physics from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls in 1965.
Brandenstein’s first space mission was as pilot of the space shuttle Challenger from August 30 to September 5, 1983.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761589199/Brandenstein_Daniel_Charles.html   (450 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Daniel Charles Brandenstein (born January 17, 1943, Watertown, Wisconsin, USA) is a former NASA astronaut who flew four space shuttle missions.
Brandenstein was pilot on STS-8, his first flight, which launched at night from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 30, 1983.
Brandenstein entered active duty with the Navy in September 1965 and was attached to the Naval Air Training Command for flight training.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Daniel_Brandenstein   (948 words)

  
  Daniel Brandenstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Daniel Charles Brandenstein (born January 17, 1943, Watertown, Wisconsin) is a former NASA astronaut who flew four space shuttle missions.
Brandenstein was pilot on STS-8, his first flight, which launched at night from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 30, 1983.
Brandenstein made a nine month deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean on board the USS Ranger while attached to VA-145 flying A-6 Intruders during the period March 1975 to September 1977.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/daniel_brandenstein   (988 words)

  
 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation: Daniel Brandenstein
Brandenstein was born in 1943 in Watertown, Wis., and earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and physics in 1965 from the University of Wisconsin (River Falls).
Brandenstein's first shuttle command was aboard Discovery in 1985 with an international crew that included five American astronauts, one from France and one from Saudi Arabia.
Brandenstein skillfully guided Columbia to a rendezvous in 1990 with a 21,400-pound satellite named the Long Duration Exposure Facility, which had been gathering information for six years since it was deployed by another shuttle crew to study the long-term effect of space flight on various materials.
www.astronautscholarship.org /brandenstein.html   (417 words)

  
 Daniel Brandenstein
Daniel Brandenstein was born and grew up in Watertown, Wisconsin.
Brandenstein flew 192 combat missions during the period from 1968 until 1970 from aircraft carriers deployed in the Southeast Asia conflict.
Captain Brandenstein was the Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office from 1986 until his retirement from NASA and the Navy in October, 1992.
www.aviationhalloffamewisconsin.com /inductees/brandenstein.htm   (314 words)

  
 UW-RF ARC Online Exhibit: Daniel Brandenstein
Daniel Brandenstein was born January 17, 1943, in Watertown, Wisconsin.
Those were the words spoken by Commander Daniel Brandenstein from inside the Shuttle Endeavor after a three person crew caught a spinning 4 1/2 ton Intelsat-6 satellite while on a space walk in May of 1992.
Daniel Brandenstein was once described by UW-River Falls Chancellor Gary Thibodeau as "an easy person to know and a difficult person to introduce." Brandenstein has spent over 789 hours in space and orbited the planet Earth 524 times.
www.uwrf.edu /library/arc/features/brandenstein.php   (422 words)

  
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EXPERIENCE: Brandenstein entered active duty with the Navy in September 1965, and was attached to the Naval Air Training Command for flight training.
Brandenstein made a nine-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean onboard USS Ranger while attached to VA-145 flying A-6 Intruders during the period March 1975 to September 1977.
Brandenstein has flown four missions: STS-8 in 1983, STS 51-G in 1985, STS-32 in 1990, and STS-49 in 1992.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /persons/astronauts/a-to-d/BrandensteinDC.txt   (860 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inducts Four More
With "Right Stuff" and "Aliens" actor Lance Henriksen presiding, Daniel Brandenstein, Robert "Hoot" Gibson, Story Musgrave and Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, were honored by their fellow hall-of-famers.
Brandenstein received his medal during the worst of the downpour.
Gibson was a Navy pilot and flew five shuttle missions, including the first landing at KSC in 1984 and the first mission to dock with the Russian station Mir.
www.space.com /news/fl_hall_030622.html   (569 words)

  
 12.03.98. NSS Names New President
A native of Watertown, Wisconsin, Brandenstein graduated from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls.
Brandenstein was pilot for STS-8 (August 30-September 5, 1983) the third flight for the orbiter Challenger and the first night launch and landing.
On Brandenstein's fourth shuttle flight, the longest shuttle mission to that point, STS-32 (January 9-20, 1990), crew members retrieved the 21,400-pound Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) and filmed parts of the IMAX movie "Blue Planet".
www.nss.org /news/releases/release63p.html   (344 words)

  
 Two TPS grads enter Astronaut Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Former NASA astronauts Daniel Brandenstein and Robert "Hoot" Gibson, both retired Navy captains and graduates of the United States Test Pilot School here, will join Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, as inductees into the Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida next month.
Brandenstein joined the Navy in 1965 and after flight school flew 192 combat missions in the A-6 Intruder in Vietnam.
Brandenstein flew four shuttle missions, and was commander of three of them.
www.dcmilitary.com /navy/tester/8_19/national_news/23146-1.html   (981 words)

  
 Lincoln County News
Retired astronaut Daniel Brandenstein left no doubt why he came to the Bristol Consolidated School last week.
Brandenstein’s appearance was a highlight in a day filled with space themed highlights for Bristol students.
Brandenstein, a former pilot or commander on four shuttle missions, marveled at the local school spirit.
www.mainelincolncountynews.com /index.cfm?ID=7046   (395 words)

  
 Space Explorers Planetary Times - Volume 2, Issue 5
Daniel Brandenstein was chosen by NASA as an Astronaut Candidate in January 1978 and became an astronaut in August 1979.
Before joining NASA, Brandenstein received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and physics from the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, where he is a Distinguished Alumnus and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science.
Brandenstein is currently the Vice President and Associate Program Manager for the Consolidated Space Operations Contract at Lockheed Martin Space Operations in Houston, Texas.
news.space-explorers.com /display.asp?v=2&i=5&a=6   (538 words)

  
 Space Explorers Planetary Times - Volume 2, Issue 5
Here's your opportunity to chat with NASA astronaut Daniel Brandenstein, captain and former flight commander.
Brandenstein will be available Tuesday, March 16, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
With the completion of his fourth flight, Brandenstein has logged more than 789 hours in space.
news.space-explorers.com /?v=2&i=5   (291 words)

  
 Ancestry Message Boards [ Brandenstein ]
Brandenstein in Pittsburgh, PA : Dorisanne Gibson -- 25 Jul 2003
Astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein, born Watertown, Wisconsin 1943 : Wolfg.
Brandenstein : rose marie hale -- 28 Jun 2000
boards.ancestry.com /mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=surnames.Brandenstein   (230 words)

  
 Biografia: Daniel C. Brandenstein
Brandenstein rozpoczął służbę w US Navy we wrześniu 1965 i został skierowany do Naval Air Training Command na naukę pilotażu.
Brandenstein odbył dziewięciomiesięczną podróż po zachodnim Pacyfiku i Oceanie Indyjskim w okresie na USS Ranger, podczas trwającego od marca 1975 do września 1977 przydziału do VA-128 jako instruktor pilotażu A-6.
STS-51G [17-24 czerwca 1985] - podczs swojego drugiego lotu Brandenstein dowodził załogą na pokładzie Discovery.
wahadlowce.horsemotor.com /html/bios/brandensteindc.html   (726 words)

  
 eBay Guides - Autopen Daniel Brandenstein NASA STS 8, 51G, 32 and 49
Autopen Daniel Brandenstein NASA STS 8, 51G, 32 and 49
Astronaut Dan Brandenstein used at least one autopen example during his career as a space hero.
Collectors should be aware of the risk with Dan Brandenstein signatures, especially with STS-8, STS-51G, STS-32 and STS-49 items.
reviews.ebay.com /Fake-Daniel-Brandenstein-Autopen-NASA-Autograph-Guide_W0QQugidZ10000000001244435   (410 words)

  
 VIII Congress
At the opening ceremony, Georgetown University president Father Leo O'Donovan, Washington Council member Charlene Drew Jarvis, and NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin warmly welcomed the participants to the University and to the City of Washington.
Administrator Goldin set the tone for the conference, asserting that exploration is wired "right into our DNA." He outlined a vision of the future in which humanity explores the heavens as a united species, and delivered a compelling rationale for a human mission to Mars.
Their presentations included a review of the past year of shuttle flights, a report on the results of the STS 50 U.S Microgravity Laboratory mission, and plans for international participation on Space Station Freedom.
www.space-explorers.org /congress/congress8.html   (962 words)

  
 STS-51-G   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
STS 51-G was the eighteenth flight of a Space Shuttle and the fifth flight of Discovery.
Daniel C. Brandenstein (flew on STS-8, STS-51-G, STS-32 & STS-49), Commander
The crew members were Daniel C. Brandenstein, commander; John O. Creighton, pilot; Shannon W. Lucid, Steven R. Nagel, and John M. Fabian, mission specialists; and Patrick Baudry, France, and Prince Sultan Salman Al-Saud, Saudi Arabia, payload specialists.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/STS-51-G.htm   (738 words)

  
 collectSPACE - astronaut appearance calendar - Daniel Brandenstein
LEFT: Al Worden and Dan Brandenstein (recreating a scene from Gemini XII), November 11, 2006, KSC, FL (Credit: collectSPACE); RIGHT: Dan Brandenstein, October 11, 2006, Houston, TX (Credit: collectSPACE);
LEFT: Dan Brandenstein, August 26, 2006, Seattle, WA (Credit: Matthew Irby); RIGHT: Dan Brandenstein with his wife Jane, April 29, 2005, KSC, FL (Credit: collectSPACE);
LEFT: Charlie Walker and Dan Brandenstein, October 14, 2004, Webster, TX (Credit: collectSPACE); RIGHT: Dan Brandenstein with his wife Jane, June 20, 2003, KSC, FL (Credit: collectSPACE);
www.collectspace.com /sightings/sightings-brandenstein.html   (117 words)

  
 Space Explorers, Inc.
Welcome to the Space Explorers, Inc., chat with astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein.
Brandenstein, When you flew in the shuttles, if you could have changed anything about the design of the shuttle, what would you change?
And we would especially like to thank astronaut Daniel Brandenstein for being our guest today.
www.space-explorers.com /internal/events/viewlog.html?brand   (1510 words)

  
 Alum Story Musgrave enjoys special ceremony
Marietta College's Story Musgrave ’60 was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on June 21, 2003.
Daniel Brandenstein, Robert “Hoot” Gibson and Sally Ride — the first woman in space — joined Musgrave during the June 21 ceremony, which was interrupted by lightning and thunderstorms.
Brandenstein, Gibson, Musgrave and Ride join and elite group of 48 other astronauts who have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame since 1990, with the Mercury Seven astronauts the first to be honored.
www.marietta.edu /~mcevents/news_storyhall.html   (497 words)

  
 Open Directory - Science:Technology:Space:NASA:Astronauts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
On July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin, with Neil Armstrong, made their historic Apollo XI moon walk, thus becoming the first two humans to set foot on another world.
A veteran of four space flights, Daniel Brandenstein has logged over 789 hours in space.
Brandenstein was pilot for STS-8 (August 30-September 5, 1983), STS-51G (June 17-24, 1985), STS-32 (January 9-20, 1990) and STS-49 (May 7-16, 1992).
dmoz.org /Science/Technology/Space/NASA/Astronauts/desc.html   (129 words)

  
 Astronaut Hall of Fame gets four new members
The four new inductees are shown in this group photo taken on June 21.
They are from the left, Hoot Gibson, Story Musgrave, Dan Brandenstein, and Sally Ride.
Dan Brandenstein was born on January 17, 1943 and is from Watertown, Wisconsin.
www.talkingproud.us /ScienceAstroHallFame.html   (1086 words)

  
 WHS SCIENCE DEPARTMENT - JERROME HARREID SCIENCE AWARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The award itself consists of a bronze Science Medal designed by Jim Huhn - physics teacher at WHS and based upon a patch designed by Dan Brandenstein for his first Space Shuttle Mission.
Commander Brandenstein is a WHS alumni and veteran of 4 Space Shuttle Missions, three of wish he commanded.
Past Herreid Award winners have gone on in various fields of science including; medicine, chemistry, microbiology and engineering - more on that topic at a later date.
www.watertown.k12.wi.us /hs/science/herreidaward.htm   (208 words)

  
 Daniel
1986 Daniel Sternefeld, Belgian conductor and composer (Elegie), dies at 80
1966 Daniel J Schneider, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Dennis-Head of the Class
1905 Daniel Sternefeld, Belgian conductor and composer, Mater Dolorosa
www.brainyhistory.com /topics/d/daniel.html   (2605 words)

  
 John F. Kennedy Space Center - KSC Countdown
Space fans are invited to witness the 2003 Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction at the KSC Visitor Complex June 20 and 21.
Astronauts Sally Ride, Daniel Brandenstein and Robert "Hoot" Gibson will be inducted in a ceremony, joining other inductees from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs.
Tickets include reserved seating at the induction ceremony; a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Astronaut Hall of Fame; the choice of an "Apollo Brunch" or "Right Stuff Lunch" with some of America's most notable astronauts; a commemorative poster; and three-day Maximum Access admission to the Visitor Complex and the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov /kscpao/ksccount/2003/may/05-20-03.htm   (519 words)

  
 STS-49
Richard J. Hieb and Thomas D. Akers as commander Daniel C. Brandenstein delicately maneuvered the orbiter to within a few feet of the 4.5-ton communications satellite.
An ASEM structure was erected in the cargo bay by the crew to serve as a platform to aid in the hand capture and subsequent attachment of the capture bar.
First active dual rendezvous of two orbiting spacecraft (Endeavour and Intelsat-Vl) First deployment of a drag chute on the orbiter fleet.
www.astronautix.com /flights/sts49.htm   (788 words)

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