Chasing Space
Chasing Space by Leland Melvin is a 2017 Biography & Memoir book written by TED speaker Leland Melvin, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "An astronaut's story of curiosity, perspective and change" (2019), 1.9M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 2 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 1st of 3 books by Leland Melvin on Books Worth Reading (2017–2026), by publication year.
- Edition: Amistad Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017 · 233 pages
The paired TED talk
An astronaut's story of curiosity, perspective and change (2019), the TED talk by Leland Melvin.
From the publisher
When the former Detroit Lion s football career was cut short by an injury, Leland didn t waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one something that was completely out of this world. He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and still managed to muster the courage and resolve to travel to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. Leland s problem-solving methods and can-do attitude turned his impossible-seeming dream into reality.