Nasa astronaut leland melvin poses for a preflight portrait in his launch and entry pressure suit. 1981 marked the beginning of shuttle flights. The restrictions will be based on weight and sitting height. Leland melvin a former nasa astronaut and nfl player at wbur. Melvin was named the nasa associate administrator for education in october 2010. Leland melvin tells the story of the challenges hes accepted and the opportunities hes seized and how they led him to the international space station and a whole new perspective of life on earth.

Because the vehicles are still being developed the precise restrictions are not yet known. Courtesy leland melvin the detroit lions selected him in the 11th round of the 1986 nfl draft but then cut him after he was slowed by a. Leland devon melvin born february 15 1964 in lynchburg virginia is an american engineer and a retired nasa astronaut. More recently the minimum required height was set at just 4 10 12. Leland melvins height and weight. Team round pkovr det.

Were currently in process of confirming all details such as leland melvins height weight and other stats. In those days the only size restriction mandated by nasa was height. Robin lubbockwbur this article is more than 2 years old. If you any have tips or corrections please send them our way. 1986 draft pick info. Wide receiver specific traits.

If there is any information missing we will be updating this page soon. By nasa archives 28 november 2007. Leland melvin was drafted by the detroit lions in 1986. Contains mature content. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. He served on board the space shuttle atlantis as a mission specialist on sts 122 and as mission specialist 1 on sts 129.

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