Leland Melvin

From Touchdowns To Takeoff: Engineer-Athlete Soared To Space

NPR Staff

When Leland Melvin pulled his hamstring during practice with the Dallas Cowboys, his NFL career was over. So he did the next logical thing: He joined NASA and became an astronaut.

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