Chasing Space
AstronautsFootball playersAstronautics, biographyJuvenile literatureAfrican Americans
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When the former Detroit Lion s football career was cut short by an injury, Leland didn t waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one something that was completely out of this world. He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and still managed to muster the courage and resolve to travel to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. Leland s problem-solving methods and can-do attitude turned his impossible-seeming dream into reality.
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AstronautsFootball playersAstronautics, biographyJuvenile literatureAfrican AmericansAfrican American astronauts
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United States
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Leland Melvin
15 February 1964
Leland Devon Melvin is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle *Atlantis* as a mission specialist on STS-122, and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129. Melvin was named the NASA Associate Administrator for Education in October 2010. Prior to joining NASA, he was a professional football player.
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