“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 life as fully as possible while you have the time, health, and opportunity. •” — 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… — 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… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“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… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“When the main engines cut off, I felt I was no longer chasing space. I had arrived. I had made it to that spacious… — Leland Melvin Copy Share Image
“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
