Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin says he still loves working with kids to explore the final frontier. Melvin, accompanied by dogs Zorro and Roux, told Space.com he wants to help kids "pursue ...

with the right people in their orbit Many of us know Leland Melvin from his iconic 2009 NASA photo with his two dogs, the ...

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 grew up in the Hill City and still lives ... and a Masters in materials science engineering. He worked at NASA Langley Research Center. He's also the only person drafted into the ...

Leland Melvin knows two things to be true ... Received his engineering degree from the University of Virginia. Time with NASA: Melvin flew two missions on the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1998.

Leland Melvin had just finished speaking to a group ... This time they were in Glenn’s native Ohio, giving a talk at a NASA forum on aerospace education at The Ohio State University.

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 ...