Photos: Astronaut Vance Brand Returns to Longmont

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Vance Brand, former NASA astronaut and Longmont High School graduate, talks with Bill Ingalls, of Boulder, while singing his book at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
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A long line of people wait to have books signed by Vance Brand, former NASA astronaut and Longmont High School graduate, at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
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Vance Brand, former NASA astronaut and Longmont High School graduate, talks with a group of Cub Scouts from Pack 161 and Pack 673 as Brand's wife Beverly looks after a presentation at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
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BEST2 Vance Brand, former NASA astronaut and Longmont High School graduate, talks with Lonnie Hilkemeier, a flight instructor from Boulder, left, while signing copies of his memoir "Flying Higher and Faster" at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
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BEST1 Vance Brand, former NASA astronaut and Longmont High School graduate, talks with audience members before a presentation about his new memoir "Flying Higher and Faster" at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
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Vance Brand, former NASA astronaut and Longmont High School graduate, talks with Jack Shaffer, left, and Keyo Shaffer, right, as Brand's wife Beverly looks on before a presentation at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
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Vance Brand, former NASA astronaut and Longmont High School graduate, speaks during a presentation at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
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A large display of photos and information about Vance Brand is seen at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
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Vance Brand, former NASA astronaut and Longmont High School graduate, answers questions from the audience after a presentation at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 17, 2017
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Vance Brand, former NASA astronaut and Longmont High School graduate, speaks during a presentation at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center on Wednesday. More photos: TimesCall.com.
Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer May 17, 2017
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