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.

• Chasing Space
• Space Chasers
• Chasing Space Young Readers' Edition
• To the Moon