Leland Melvin

“My experiences in the Astronaut Corps had taught me that you never know what will happen from day to day. It’s best…

— Leland Melvin

“Seeing the world without geographic boundaries really puts things in perspective and makes one wonder why there is so much division, hatred,…

— Leland Melvin

“As astronauts we’re trained not to be alarmed by things. We’re trained to ask, “How will I fix this? How will I…

— Leland Melvin

“No matter what happens in our lives, we have to keep moving forward,” I told them. “We have to keep doing our…

— Leland Melvin

“To walk on the beach was the most incredible thing. When you look at the horizon it helps regauge your gyros and…

— Leland Melvin

“Consider that NASA invests tens of millions of dollars to train a single astronaut. And these days, until we have an alternative,…

— Leland Melvin

“When you look at the Earth from the vantage point of space, our planet looks like a little blue marble. Seeing our…

— Leland Melvin

“When the main engines cut off, I felt I was no longer chasing space. I had arrived. I had made it to…

— Leland Melvin

“We have setbacks and we have comebacks.”

— Leland Melvin

“A brilliant black thinker, he grew up in South Carolina, where someone called the police when young Ron tried to check out…

— Leland Melvin

“As a scientist, I know that predicting outcomes is based as much on probability as on cause and effect. It isn’t always…

— Leland Melvin