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Leland Melvin

(1964) Astronaut

11 quotes in 18 categories

Leland Melvin is an astronaut.

Quick Facts About Leland Melvin

Born: February 15, 1964
Profession: Astronaut

About Leland Melvin

[Wikidata] NASA astronaut and engineer... | [Wikipedia] 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,

Quotes by Leland Melvin

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

Space

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

Day to day

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

Cause and effect

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

First time

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

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

Moving forward

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

Seeing the world

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

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

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“We have setbacks and we have comebacks.”

Failure

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

Police officer

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