An Astronaut Explains Artemis

About Leland Melvin

As a former NASA astronaut, Leland Melvin has twice flown on the space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space station, where he helped to install the station’s Columbus Laboratory. He credits his NASA career to his childhood fascination with science, both formally in the classroom and informally as he tinkered with skateboards to make them faster and family vehicles to customize them for family vacations. After returning to earth, he served as NASA’s Associate Administrator for Education, and continues to teach students about STEM, spaceflight, and perseverance as a teacher for the Varsity Tutors StarCourse series.

About the class

To the moon and beyond! NASA’s Artemis program is taking humankind back to the surface of the moon and exploring what it takes to go to Mars and farther. So what needs to happen to conquer these new frontiers? And what will those missions be like for the astronauts who embark on them? Join former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin to break down the Artemis program and the astronaut experience, so that you know what to expect when it’s your turn to take one giant leap for humankind.