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 ...

"They'd be proud, you know,” he says ... Space Chasers, written by Leland Melvin and Joe Caramagna and illustrated by Alison Acton, will hit shelves on Feb. 4 from First Second and is ...

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 ...

Leland Melvin’s New Graphic Novel ‘Space Chasers’ … News / Feb 14, 2025 / 10:33 AM CST Leland Melvin is an engineer, educator, author, and former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver.

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 ...

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 ... And he knows his parents would approve of his mission, too. "They'd be proud, you know,” he says. “They'd be like ...