When Tia Valor takes a test on a whim for an exclusive NASA program for middle schoolers, she never thought she’d pass ...

Leland Melvin’s 'Space Chasers' is aimed for kids 8 to 12. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Leland Melvin, the NFL wide receiver turned NASA astronaut, is inspiring kids everywhere to chase their dreams ...

The government space agency has vocally promoted diversity and inclusion for decades, even during the first Trump ...

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 ... First Second Many of us know Leland Melvin from his iconic 2009 NASA photo with his two dogs, the result of "about 100 milkbones" and some light subterfuge to sneak ...

Astronaut Leland Melvin and his new graphic novel, 'Space Chasers' ...

Many of us know Leland Melvin from his iconic 2009 NASA photo ... But now the former astronaut, NFL player, engineer and educator is stepping into yet another new frontier as an author.

Many of us know Leland Melvin from his iconic 2009 NASA photo with his two dogs, the result of "about 100 milkbones" and some light subterfuge to sneak them into NASA headquarters for the shot. But ...

For its author, the book comes from a personal place. Related: NFL Player Turned Astronaut Leland Melvin Shares His 'Love Affair' with Earth in Nat Geo Documentary NASA/Shutterstock Leland Melvin ...

U.S. spacewalks were put on hold after water leaked into the airlock from the cooling loop for an astronaut's suit. NASA said the problem has been fixed. This was the eighth spacewalk for Williams, ...