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 ...

Leland Melvin is a former NASA astronaut and the author of Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances (Amistad, 2017). He’s based in Lynchburg, Virginia. Astronaut Leland ...

Instead, NASA typically equips astronauts with a vacuum-sealed wardrobe that can be worn for a few days and then discarded ...

Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, an NFL Hall of Fame inductee, explains that it takes longer for some astronauts to get chosen by NASA than others. He notes that while he applied to the ...

But now the former astronaut, NFL player ... Space Chasers, written by Leland Melvin and Joe Caramagna and illustrated by Alison Acton, will hit shelves on Feb. 4 from First Second and is ...

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

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 ...

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 ...