When retired astronaut Leland Melvin was in space, some of his favorite foods included spicy shrimp cocktail and chocolate pudding cake.

Leland Melvin has logged more than 550 hours in space. The former NASA astronaut is a University of Richmond alumnus who played football at the school and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the ...

In the book, titled Space Chasers, Melvin sets out to tell the story of kids who have been tasked with a special mission.

The astronaut, educator, former NFL player and now author wants the series to show kids they can do anything, with the right people in their orbit ...

Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin on the “Overview Effect” Former astronaut says space changes how you view the world and all those living here.

Leland Melvin, former NASA astronaut and Detroit Lions wide receiver, visited the elementary school to share his message and hand out copies of his book “Space Chasers.” ...

A sold-out crowd packed an auditorium inside the Virginia Museum of History & Culture Saturday to hear from Virginia native, former NFL player and retired NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin.

Leland Melvin, a former NFL player turned NASA astronaut, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St.

The retired astronaut and NFL player is running a class about the James Webb Space Telescope online.

The Astronaut Leland Melvin STEM Center at Jubilee helps provide a solid foundation in STEM principles and generates greater interest in high-demand science and technology-based career fields.

Gizmodo chats with Former Astronaut Leland Melvin about politics at NASA in National Geographic's The Space Race documentary.