National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Leland D. Melvin

United States of America

Leland D. Melvin
Retired

Biography

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Leland Devon Melvin is an American engineer and a former 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.

Type

Government

Age

62

Date of Birth

February 15, 1964

First Flight

February 7, 2008

Last Flight

November 16, 2009

Career Stats

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2

Flights

2

Landings

0

Spacewalks

P23DT13H37M21S

Time in Space

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