Author: Leland Melvin / Source: Big Think
- Leland Melvin was told he’d never be an astronaut after he lost all his hearing.
- He got a chance to fly to space and honor the legacy of his friends after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
- Leland worked on building the space station in an “amazing transformation” from the lowest point in his life.
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