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Leland D. Melvin

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Leland Devon Melvin (born February 15, 1964) 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, he was a professional football player. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leland D. Melvin is the 436th most popular astronaut (up from 519th in 2019), the 900th most popular biography from Greece (up from 956th in 2019) and the most popular Greek Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Leland D. Melvin ranks 436 out of 556. Before him are Maksim Surayev, Stephen Bowen, Joseph R. Tanner, Rex J. Walheim, Gregory C. Johnson, and Kenneth D. Cameron. After him are Daniel W. Bursch, Terrence W. Wilcutt, Kevin A. Ford, Michael L. Gernhardt, Richard N. Richards, and Anatoli Ivanishin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Leland D. Melvin ranks 731. Before him are Jonas Sjöstedt, Kaori Ekuni, Paul Kaye, George Newbern, David Kato, and Monique Knol. After him are Timothy Harris, Aleksandr Tuchkin, Francisco Boza, Amor Towles, Marek Kamiński, and Jean-Michel Blanquer.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Leland D. Melvin ranks 901 out of 1,024. Before him are Vicky Kalogera (1975), Giannis Goumas (1975), Kostas Sloukas (1990), Carter Glass (1858), Takis Fyssas (1973), and Marina Satti (1986). After him are Phedon Papamichael (1962), Alexandros Tziolis (1985), Ekaterini Thanou (1975), Giannis Maniatis (1986), Giorgos Katidis (1993), and Nikos Dabizas (1973).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Greece

Among astronauts born in Greece, Leland D. Melvin ranks 1. 

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