Leland D. Melvin

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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1964  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Leland Devon Melvin; Leland Melvin
American football player, engineer, astronaut, 

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  STS-122 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-129 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, 

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Leland Melvin, retired NASA astronaut, speaks at an event to promote the Space4All initiative on June 20, 2024, in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House (cropped) (cropped)

Astronaut Leland Melvin presents the Levines with National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) Presidential Award.

Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080003HQ) DVIDS841610

Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080002HQ) DVIDS839948

Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080011HQ) DVIDS846994

Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080004HQ) DVIDS846696

Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080001HQ) DVIDS759378

Leland Melvin, retired NASA astronaut, speaks at an event to promote the Space4All initiative on June 20, 2024, in the Indian Treaty Room, the White House (cropped) (cropped)

Leland Melvin, retired NASA astronaut, speaks at an event to promote the Space4All initiative on June 20, 2024, in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House

NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his dogs Jake and Scout

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		STS-122	Alan G. Poindexter, Daniel M. Tani, Hans Schlegel, Leland D. Melvin, Léopold Eyharts, Rex J. Walheim, Stanley G. Love, Stephen Frick, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	orbit		STS-129	Barry E. Wilmore, Charles O. Hobaugh, Leland D. Melvin, Michael Foreman, Nicole Stott, Randolph Bresnik, Robert Satcher, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
commons	image		Leland Melvin, retired NASA astronaut, speaks at an event to promote the Space4All initiative on June 20, 2024, in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House (cropped) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut Leland Melvin presents the Levines with National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) Presidential Award.		Commons
commons	image		Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080003HQ) DVIDS841610		Commons
commons	image		Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080002HQ) DVIDS839948		Commons
commons	image		Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080011HQ) DVIDS846994		Commons
commons	image		Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080004HQ) DVIDS846696		Commons
commons	image		Leland Melvin Meets with Elementary Students (201102080001HQ) DVIDS759378		Commons
commons	image		Leland Melvin, retired NASA astronaut, speaks at an event to promote the Space4All initiative on June 20, 2024, in the Indian Treaty Room, the White House (cropped) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Leland Melvin, retired NASA astronaut, speaks at an event to promote the Space4All initiative on June 20, 2024, in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House		Commons
commons	image		NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his dogs Jake and Scout		Commons