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  3. Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

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  • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

    Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

    Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

    Image: NASA

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    @mcnees I like your taste in photographs and thanks for sharing it. I had not seen it before and it's gorgeous!

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    • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

      Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

      Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

      Image: NASA

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      @mcnees I’ve not seen this photograph before and it is joyous.

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      • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

        Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

        Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

        Image: NASA

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        @mcnees

        Living the best life:

        "In his spare time he enjoys playing the piano, cooking, and walking his two dogs.[21] He is featured in several National Geographic Space documentaries and videos,[22] including a 2010 episode of Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan.[23] In 2021, he featured in Season 2 of the Netflix television series Dogs, climbing Columbia Point with his Rhodesian Ridgebacks Roux and Zorro.[24]"

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_D._Melvin

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        • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

          Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

          Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

          Image: NASA

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          @mcnees Those are happy dogs. I want to see them floating around in the ISS.

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            @mcnees Those are happy dogs. I want to see them floating around in the ISS.

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            @mike805 @mcnees

            strictly scientific of course

            "Effect of Tail Wagging on Weightlessness, and Canine Locomotion in 0G for Thrown Treat Retrieval"

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            • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

              Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

              Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

              Image: NASA

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              @mcnees He spoke at my college graduation! Unfortunately he didn't bring the puppies.

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              • Ben Royce πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©B Ben Royce πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡©

                @mike805 @mcnees

                strictly scientific of course

                "Effect of Tail Wagging on Weightlessness, and Canine Locomotion in 0G for Thrown Treat Retrieval"

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                @benroyce @mcnees I'd love to see how a cat and a dog adapted to zero G. I think they had mice or rats in a cage once, no? Did they learn to push off and fly around?

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                  @benroyce @mcnees I'd love to see how a cat and a dog adapted to zero G. I think they had mice or rats in a cage once, no? Did they learn to push off and fly around?

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                  @mike805 @mcnees

                  i think cats would freak out, but dogs would love it

                  however, "the morning walk" would not be any fun

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                    @mike805 @mcnees

                    i think cats would freak out, but dogs would love it

                    however, "the morning walk" would not be any fun

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                    @benroyce @mcnees Yes, the potty problem is difficult even for humans in space. Too bad because it would get the whole world watching NASA if you had a pet up there.

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                    • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

                      Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

                      Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

                      Image: NASA

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                      @mcnees I've said this before, but my favorite thing about this photo is that the dogs have absolutely no idea what's going on. They're just so happy to be here, you guys!

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                        @benroyce @mcnees Yes, the potty problem is difficult even for humans in space. Too bad because it would get the whole world watching NASA if you had a pet up there.

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                        @mike805 @benroyce @mcnees Never forget dogs got to space before humans.

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                        • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

                          Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

                          Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

                          Image: NASA

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                          @mcnees
                          You may be right about the photo!
                          #NASA #DogsOfMastodon #DogsOfFedi

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                          • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

                            Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

                            Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

                            Image: NASA

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                            @mcnees
                            here is the greatest photoshop I have ever done of Leland Melvin on the moon with his dogs.

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                            • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

                              Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

                              Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

                              Image: NASA

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                              @mcnees you think those dogs are happy now, if they only new he was able to pee sooo high up 🀣

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                              • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

                                Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

                                Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

                                Image: NASA

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                                @mcnees Great photo! It's the cover for his book, Chasing Space

                                https://www.lelandmelvin.com/books.html

                                #Books #Bookstodon #Memoir #Space

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                                • Robert McNeesM Robert McNees

                                  Astronaut, author, professional football player, and STEM educator Leland Melvin was born #OTD in 1964.

                                  Here he is in the greatest photo ever produced by the US space program.

                                  Image: NASA

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                                  @mcnees
                                  I love this photo πŸ˜‚

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                                  • Sci Fi Brickyards πŸš€A Sci Fi Brickyards πŸš€

                                    @mcnees
                                    I love this photo πŸ˜‚

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                                    @AndorianSoup @mcnees Earthrise, pale blue dot, happy dogs, first footprint, it's tricky to know which is the most fundamental human image.

                                    Except it's the dogs. I have a theory that wolves domesticated us just as much as we domesticated them, hence we behave more like pack animals than apes somtimes.

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                                    • Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿_ Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

                                      @AndorianSoup @mcnees Earthrise, pale blue dot, happy dogs, first footprint, it's tricky to know which is the most fundamental human image.

                                      Except it's the dogs. I have a theory that wolves domesticated us just as much as we domesticated them, hence we behave more like pack animals than apes somtimes.

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                                      @mcnees @_thegeoff
                                      Oh absolutely. Have you looked into the eyes of a hungry Labrador while you're trying to eat dinner? That is intense domestication of humans right there

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                                        @mcnees @_thegeoff
                                        Oh absolutely. Have you looked into the eyes of a hungry Labrador while you're trying to eat dinner? That is intense domestication of humans right there

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                                        @AndorianSoup @mcnees I grew up, from a baby, with a lab/German shepherd cross (we think), it's possible that dog taught me more about interacting with humans than my parents did.

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                                        • Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿_ Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

                                          @AndorianSoup @mcnees I grew up, from a baby, with a lab/German shepherd cross (we think), it's possible that dog taught me more about interacting with humans than my parents did.

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                                          @mcnees @_thegeoff
                                          Lol same. We had a Saluki/Retriever cross. That dog had more compassion than most humans (and ate everything in sight)

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