Lynchburg's Leland Melvin certainly has an out-of-this-world resume. That all started right here... "Perrymont Elementary, Dunbar Middle and Heritage High School," said Melvin. Melvin holds a ...

The astronaut, educator, former NFL player and now author wants the series to show kids they can do anything, with the right people in their orbit Many of us know Leland Melvin from his iconic ...

Leland Melvin is a former NASA astronaut and the author of Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances (Amistad, 2017). He’s based in Lynchburg, Virginia. Astronaut Leland ...

Leland Melvin, a former NFL wide receiver who became a NASA astronaut, is on a mission to inspire the next generation of dreamers with his new graphic novel, “Space Chasers.” He spoke with ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Leland Melvin, a former NFL wide receiver turned NASA astronaut, is on a mission to inspire the next generation of dreamers with his new graphic novel, “Space Chasers.” ...

Leland Melvin is an engineer, educator, and a former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver. He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist, helping to construct the ...

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Leland Melvin is an engineer, educator, author, and former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver. After twenty-four years with NASA as a researcher, an astronaut, and a senior executive service ...

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Leland Melvin and Joe Caramagna, illus. by Alison Acton. First Second, $22.99 hardcover (240p); $14.99 paper ISBN 978-1-2507-8277-9; ISBN 978-1-250-78276-2 Debut author and former NASA astronaut ...

Many of us know Leland Melvin from his iconic 2009 NASA photo with his two dogs, the result of "about 100 milkbones" and some light subterfuge to sneak them into NASA headquarters for the shot.