A Moment of Silence - Leland Melvin

ā€œIā€™m trying to figure out what my next steps are... to figure out what Iā€™m going to do as a semi-deaf astronaut.ā€

Photo by Jason Falchook

A Moment of Silence

by Leland Melvin

Leland Melvin suffers a devastating injury that cuts short his dream of flying in space.

Extras From This Story

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Leland's now-famous NASA portrait featuring his two rescue dogs, Jake and Scout, who he secretly smuggled into NASA for the photoshoot.

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Leland's NASA headshot.