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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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