COVER STORY
CREATING
SPACE
FOR STEAM
BY SUSAN M. RILEY
What’s it like to be a lion in space?
Leland Melvin could tell you. As the
only NFL player to fly to space as an
astronaut (he played for the Detroit
Lions), Melvin’s story is as
compelling as it is surprising.
Perhaps this is why he is so
passionate about moving our
educational focus from STEM