File:NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his dogs Jake and Scout.jpg

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English: Leland's now-famous NASA portrait featuring his two rescue dogs, Jake and Scout, who he secretly smuggled into NASA for the photoshoot.
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Source NASA on Twitter (archive); direct link to image (image archived)
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Robert Markowitz   wikidata:Q117456812
 
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Leland D. Melvin

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current15:11, 23 August 2024Thumbnail for version as of 15:11, 23 August 20244,000 × 3,200 (1.33 MB)Crisco 1492Higher resolution from NASA Twitter https://x.com/NASA/status/1638959012824879111/photo/1
15:14, 22 February 2020Thumbnail for version as of 15:14, 22 February 20202,048 × 1,638 (595 KB)CoffeeandcrumbsLower resolution but less compression artifact from http://www.trbimg.com/img-590d3791/turbine/dp-nws-nasa-langley-centennial-tribute-0506-20-001
20:39, 20 February 2020Thumbnail for version as of 20:39, 20 February 20203,000 × 2,400 (1.25 MB)Coffeeandcrumbshigh res from https://s3.amazonaws.com/themoth-story-images/MRH-1905-Leland-Melvin-Extra-1.jpg
15:30, 20 October 2016Thumbnail for version as of 15:30, 20 October 20162,250 × 1,687 (468 KB)Banjobetter res from http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/shared/npr/styles/x_large/nprshared/201507/384525492.jpg
22:29, 24 February 2015Thumbnail for version as of 22:29, 24 February 2015560 × 448 (56 KB)ANgocNguyenUser created page with UploadWizard

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