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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 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Leland D. Melvin is the 436th most popular astronaut (up from 519th in 2024), the 900th most popular biography from Greece (up from 954th 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 806. Before him are Paul Kaye, Helir-Valdor Seeder, George Newbern, David Kato, Javier Fesser, and Monique Knol. After him are Timothy Harris, Aleksandr Tuchkin, Francisco Boza, Amor Towles, Marek Kamiński, and Henk-Jan Zwolle.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Leland D. Melvin ranks 901 out of 1,024. Before him are Giannis Goumas (1975), Kostas Sloukas (1990), Ioannis Ikonomou (null), 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 Klavdia (2002).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Greece

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

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