“A brilliant black thinker, he grew up in South Carolina, where someone called the police when young Ron tried to check out a science book from the segregated library in his town. Once the police officer arrived, he saw Ron’s… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“When you look at the Earth from the vantage point of space, our planet looks like a little blue marble. Seeing our world from that vantage point cognitively changes you. My orbital shift happened after breaking bread with my space station crewmates and my shuttle crewmates. It showed me how close we are as countries, as races, as a species.… — Leland Melvin Copy Share
“My experiences in the Astronaut Corps had taught me that you never know what will happen from day to day. It’s best to experience… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“As a scientist, I know that predicting outcomes is based as much on probability as on cause and effect. It isn’t always possible to isolate the one factor that led to a particular result. Still, as I stepped forward to receive my award, I couldn’t help rethinking, however briefly, my journey backward through time, from an NFL event in Maui,… — Leland Melvin Copy Share
“When the main engines cut off, I felt I was no longer chasing space. I had arrived. I had made it to that spacious habitation, the phrase that came to mind when I first looked down from space and saw our home, the Earth. A reporter asked me after the Atlantis mission what was it like to be up there.… — Leland Melvin Copy Share
“To walk on the beach was the most incredible thing. When you look at the horizon it helps regauge your gyros and your inner… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“No matter what happens in our lives, we have to keep moving forward,” I told them. “We have to keep doing our best, no… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“Seeing the world without geographic boundaries really puts things in perspective and makes one wonder why there is so much division, hatred, and malice.… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“As astronauts we’re trained not to be alarmed by things. We’re trained to ask, “How will I fix this? How will I do all… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“Consider that NASA invests tens of millions of dollars to train a single astronaut. And these days, until we have an alternative, the United… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“A brilliant black thinker, he grew up in South Carolina, where someone called the police when young Ron tried to check out a science… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
