Leland D. Melvin
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 60 |
| Date of birth | February 15,1964 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Lynchburg |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Space missions | STS-129, STS-122 |
| STS-122, STS-129 | |
| Movies/Shows | Child Genius |
| Parents | Deems Melvin |
| Grace Melvin | |
| Job | Astronaut |
| Engineer | |
| American football player | |
| Education | University of Virginia |
| Heritage High School | |
| University of Richmond | |
| Books | Chasing Space |
| Chasing Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances | |
| Chasing Space Young Readers' Edition | |
| Official site | lelandmelvin.com |
| High_schools | Heritage High School |
| Colleges | University of Richmond (1982–1985) |
| Status | Retired |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 457327 |
Leland D. Melvin Life story
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.
Leland D. Melvin Photos
