Leland Melvin
@Astro_Flow
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Astronaut, & STEAM Explorer ®️ Author of #ChasingSpacethebook
Lynchburg, VA
Joined October 2009
The benefits of visiting the White House! You meet folks like @johnlegend @BubbaWallace, and new 49er quarterback @josh_dobbs1 Also reconnected with old friends and colleagues @Astro_Flow and @DrSianProctor! All these folks are full of awesomeness and are amazing! #Space4All
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Was a great evening #udvar-hazy with several African-American astronauts honored including Bolden, Holder, Curbeam, @Astro_Flow, @bernardharrisjr . #Shadesofblue
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RIP @AskDrRuth - Ribbon cutting at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for the new Space Shuttle Pavilion, July 19, 2012 in New York. W/astronauts: Charlie Camarda, @Astro_Mike, @Astro_Flow, Jeff Hoffman, and Kevin Kregel.
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#HappyBirthday to ASE member Bernard Harris, who flew to space twice in 1993 and 1995 (STS-55 and STS-63), including as part of a rendezvous with Mir!
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Here at the White House giving the opening remarks for U.S. Vice President @VP Kamala Harris’ Space4All initiative. A national space STEM awareness campaign. Presenting with fellow Astro @Astro_Flow and commercial civilian Astro @DrSianProctor.
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NASA astronauts @AstroVicGlover, @astro_watkins, @AstroMD_Yvonne, and retired astronauts @Astro_Flow, and @Flygirl_Joanie participated in a panel for Black Space Week 2024 @NMAAHC! 📷 https://t.co/CP9zhwwtbu
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Godspeed Ed.
Ed Dwight was our nation's first Black astronaut candidate but only recently achieved his dream of spaceflight at the age of 90. As Chair of the National Space Council, I am celebrating Black Space Week by uplifting Ed's story and the achievements of Black Americans in space.
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Godspeed Blue, BGC, Club for the Future and the NS-25 crew.
We were honored to host @PGSFellowship + youth from the @BgcElpaso at @BlueOrigin’s Launch Site One w/ the Jaison and Jamie Robinson Foundation. Thx to NASA astronauts Bernard Harris, Leland Melvin, & Charlie Bolden for joining and inspiring students to pursue #STEAM. #NS25🚀
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Godspeed Crew NS-25. 🙏🏾❤️🚀
NS-25 is targeting liftoff from Launch Site One on Sunday, May 19. The launch window opens at 8:30 AM CDT / 13:30 UTC. Learn more about the symbolism embedded in our New Shepard #NS25 mission patch: https://t.co/KbAJkbRTvj
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Great meeting Michael Jordan, owner of @23XIRacing, on the day his #45 car won @NASCAR @TALLADEGA. I caught the epic ending from the pit. Wow 👀 Big thank you to @LeidosInc and @BubbaWallace for hosting me and @Astro_Flow and the #Space4All campaign. Let’s continue to #inspire,
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Fun story for @espn. Josh Dobbs is making it cool to be a "nerd." cc: @NASA @Astro_Flow @UTKnoxville @Vikings
#Football #Vikings h/t @JenaJ34 for the holiday week edits! https://t.co/nT3SSKUaqu
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As an aerospace engineer, Dobbs' success in Minnesota is creating excitement among STEM educators and students.
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This is your #Artemis Moon Minute! The Artemis II astronauts got their first look of the @NASA_Orion spacecraft that they will fly around the Moon. Training continues for the crew at @NASA_Johnson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory to prepare for splashdown. Back at Kennedy, the crew
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🌟 You'll want to watch this window into history. In a new video and @JewishJournal column, @DrBenChavis and former Sen. @JoeLiberman connect the dots between the historic #MarchOnWashington and the mission of #NoLabels, igniting hope for a more harmonious America. Be inspired 🌟
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You know that feeling when you’ve been working on something so long & it finally happens, it can still blow you away. many thanks @ArtKleiner @achangnyc @tingilinde @BKpub @edyson @dinakaplan @Astro_Flow
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Thanks for the love. 🙏🏾❤️🦮🦮🦮🐶🐶
The Beautiful Story Behind Astronaut Leland Melvin's (@Astro_Flow) Viral @NASA Photo Is Even Cuter Than His Rescue Dogs. In his official portrait, Jake & Scout adorn him with cuddles & kisses. But getting the pooches into the photoshoot was no easy feat.
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Congrats on a great career Drew.
NASA astronaut and geophysicist Drew Feustel a veteran of three space missions and nine spacewalks, who also held key leadership positions within the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center in Houston, is leaving the agency after 23 years. "I am thankful for the opportunity to
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Our Closing night THE SPACE RACE was a blast! Check out today's schedule and join us on the last day of DC/DOX🚀 https://t.co/GP4DneBZ8t
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