Daniel Brandenstein
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Daniel Charles Brandenstein is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of United Space Alliance. He is a former Naval Aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut, who flew four Space Shutt
Brandenstein in 1984
STS-49
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STS-49 was NASA's maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which launched on May 7, 1992. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite, Intelsat 603, which fa
Daniel Brandenstein
…missions. Following 173 orbits of the Earth in 261 hours, the mission ended with a night landing in California. Brandenstein also commanded the crew of STS-49 (May 7 – 16, 1992), on the maiden flight of the new Space Shuttle Endeavour. During this mission, the crew conducted the initial test flight of Endeavour…
Hieb, Akers, and Thuot assist in capturing the Intelsat 603 satellite from its derelict orbit.
From left: Thornton, Melnick, Thuot, Brandenstein, Chilton, Akers and HiebSpace Shuttle program← STS-45 (46)STS-50 (48) →
Thuot during one of the capture attempts
Re-deployment of Intelsat 603