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Leland Melvin
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Leland Melvin is an engineer, former NFL wide receiver, and NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on mission STS-122 (2008) and STS-129 (2009), helping to construct the International Space Station.
Besides his accomplishments in science and on the field, Melvin has a knack for photography. During his time on the ISS in 2008, as well as the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2009, he took images of the blue world below.
nationalityAmerican
lived1964–present
genderMale
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An Astronaut Tells His Story Through Breathtaking Photographs
Leland Melvin is an engineer, educator, former NASA astronaut, and NFL wide receiver. He served onboard the Space Shuttle At…
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