Vance D. Brand - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

  • JSC Certificate of Commendation (1970)
  • NASA Distinguished Service Medals (1975 & 1992)
  • NASA Exceptional Service Medals (1974 & 1988)
  • Zeta Beta Tau's Richard Gottheil Medal (1975)
  • Wright Brothers International Manned Space Flight Award (1975)
  • VFW National Space Award (1976 & 1984)
  • Sigma Nu Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award (1976)
  • Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Yuri Gagarin Gold Medal (1976)
  • University of Colorado Alumnus of the Century (1 of 12) (1976)
  • AIAA Special Presidential Citation (1977)
  • American Astronautical Society's Flight Achievement Award for 1976 (1977)
  • AIAA Haley Astronautics Award (1978)
  • JSC Special Achievement Award (1978)
  • Harmon Trophy (Astronaut) (1993)
  • FAI De La Vaulx Medal (1983)
  • NASA Space Flight Medals (1983, 1984, 1992)
  • Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at University of Colorado (1984)
  • De Molay Hall of Honor (1989)
  • FAI Komarov Awards (1983 & 1991)
  • University of Colorado George Norlin Award (1991)
  • De Molay Legion of Honor (1993)
  • International Space Hall of Fame (1996)
  • U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame (1997)
  • Meritorious Executive, U.S. Senior Executive Service (1997)
  • Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from University of Colorado (2000)
  • International Aerospace Hall of Fame (2001)
  • Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame (2005)
  • Tsiolkovsky Gold Medal of the International Aeronautical Federation (2005)
  • ASE Crystal Helmet Award (2005)
  • Sigma Nu Hall of Fame (2010)
  • Honorary Citizen of Kaliningrad

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