Bidspirit auction | Astronaut Dan Brandenstein signed Grumman

Astronaut Dan Brandenstein signed Grumman Gulfstream II shuttle training commemorative FDC PM Kennedy Space Ctr FL 32815 Mar 13 AM 1989. Missions STS-8 STS-51-G STS-32 STS-49. Selected by NASA in January 1978, Brandenstein became an astronaut in August 1979. He was ascent spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) and a member of the astronaut support crew for STS-1 (the first flight of the Space Shuttle). He was subsequently assigned to the STS-2 astronaut support crew and was the ascent CAPCOM for the first two Space Shuttle flights. A veteran of four space flights-STS-8 (August 30 - September 3, 1983), STS-51-G (June 17-24, 1985), STS-32 (January 9-20, 1990), and STS-49 (May 7-16, 1992) -- Brandenstein has logged over 789 hours in space. Following his second space flight, he served as the Deputy Director of Flight Crew Operations. Between April 1987 and September 1992 Brandenstein served as Chief of the Astronaut Office.