Diary of a Rocket Launch
Leland Melvin
Astronaut, Explorer, Author
About Leland Melvin
Having been an NFL player and an astronaut, Leland Melvin is uniquely suited to talk to students about dream jobs. Since the road he traveled wasn’t direct or easy, Leland Melvin is now devoted to helping students discover a love for science and the grit to pursue their dreams.
About the class
How does it feel to launch toward space and break free of the earth’s atmosphere? What do booster rockets do, and why do they release back to earth when they do? Learn answers to these questions and more, as Leland explores both the experience of and the science behind one of mankind’s greatest achievements: rocket launches to space.
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The STEM Success Series
Join Leland to learn about rocket launches, and then blast off on exotic explorations of your own with classes on science, technology, engineering, and math.