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NASA Astronaut/Athletes/Robot to Honor Black History in Hampton
January 26, 2011Astronaut and former NASA Langley Research Center engineer Leland Melvin will celebrate Black History Month at Hampton's Virginia Air & Space Center, Feb. 12, along with two other athletes, members of an historic air squadron and a robot. Melvin, a Lynchburg native and University of Richmond graduate who started his career as a wide receiver in the National Football League, is currently NASA's Associate Administrator for Education. Joining him will be major league and Old Dominion University baseball legend and Hampton native Wayne Gomes; former York County resident and Virginia Tech and pro football player Bryan Randall; World War II pilots from the Tidewater Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen; and Sprockit the Robot. Full release
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