Daniel Brandenstein Autographs
Daniel Brandenstein was born on January 17th, 1943, in Watertown, Wisconsin, United States. He attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics in 1965. With this academic background, Brandenstein joined the United States Navy, where he attended the Navy Fighter Weapons School, also known as TOPGUN, and became a certified pilot. In May 1970, he was selected for the NASA astronaut program, where he would become one of the few astronauts to fly Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 90s.
Brandenstein had an impressive space career, spanning from 1983 to 1992. He served as pilot of the STS-8 mission in August 1983, where he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. During his mission, he became the first flight to fly without a payload specialist, meaning that the shuttle carried only active NASA astronauts. Brandenstein then commanded STS-51-G, STS-32 and STS-49, missions whose tasks involved deploying or retrieving communication satellites, conducting scientific experiments, and repairing or repositioning satellites malfunctioning in orbit. STS-49 would mark his last mission in space, where he helped conduct the first maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Apart from his roles as pilot or commander, Brandenstein also served as NASA's chief of the Astronaut Office from 1987 to 1992. In this capacity, he was responsible for developing astronaut training programs, selecting crews for various missions, and overseeing human spaceflight operations. He retired from NASA in 1992 after a decorated career, having accumulated over 793 hours in space and having made significant contributions to NASA's mission. Brandenstein later became a member of the board of directors at the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and received several honors and awards, including the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.
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Current items with a signature of Daniel Brandenstein
These are the most current items with a signature of Daniel Brandenstein that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | DANIEL BRANDENSTEIN 4X SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT Signed Rare Original NASA litho photo | $48.14 |  |
| DANIEL BRANDENSTEIN 4X SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT Signed Rare Original NASA litho photo | $44.40 | |
Traded items with a signature of Daniel Brandenstein
The most expensive item with a signature of Daniel Brandenstein (DANIEL BRANDENSTEIN Signed Nasa Astronaut Space Flown SEEDS, COA UACC, DVD Frame) was sold in July 2025 for $484.65 while the cheapest item (Daniel Brandenstein Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo NASA Astronaut Space Auto) found a new owner for $0.01 in December 2022. The month with the most items sold (6) was February 2010 with an average selling price of $7.76 for an autographed item of Daniel Brandenstein. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $34.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.00 was May 2019. In average, an autographed item from Daniel Brandenstein is worth $7.00.
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