Photos: "The Space Race" Screening

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By  Bridget Moriarty
Email: bmm8r@virginia.edu
"The Space Race" screening at Rice Hall

UVA Engineering welcomed astronaut and alum Leland Melvin to Grounds on Friday, January 19, for a screening of his new National Geographic documentary "The Space Race." A standing-room-only crowd of UVA Engineering students and members of the Charlottesville community had a chance to ask Melvin questions about his experience and take photos with him after the screening. "The Space Race" will be available for streaming in February.

Photos by Tom Daly.

Leland Melvin speaks to a young community member at the screening of "The Space Race"
Rice Hall during the screening of "The Space Race"
View of screens in Rice Hall 130 at the start of the film screening
Darkened Rice Hall room 130 during the screening of "The Space Race"
A young community member asks Leland Melvin a question
Leland Melvin answers a student's question
Auditorium during "The Space Race" event
Leland Melvin speaks after the screening of "The Space Race"
Astronaut and UVA Engineering alum Leland Melvin with astronaut and UVA Engineering professor emerita Kathryn Thornton and Dean Jennifer West
A student asks a question during "The Space Race" event
Leland Melvin speaks during "The Space Race" event Q&A
Dean Jennifer West speaks to Leland Melvin
A student speaks to Leland Melvin
Leland Melvin signs a young community member's spacesuit
Leland Melvin poses for a photo with students
Leland Melvin poses for a photo with a student
backpack with NASA patch
Leland Melvin takes a photo with young community members