Former NASA astronaut’s 'iconic portrait' with two rescue dogs wins internet

A portrait of retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin with his two rescue dogs captured in 2009 has once again mesmerized internet after it resurfaced on Reddit. Shared under subreddit ‘aww’, rare official NASA portrait depicts ex-astronauts lovable canines named Jake and Scout that were allowed by ncy for a photo shoot at  Johnson Center. ims were photographed that year after NASA assigned astronaut Leland Melvin to a shuttle mission in 2008, and later next year asked him to bring “his family” for official photoshoot scheduled to be shot in ministration's orange “pumpkin suit.” Melvin h n appeared with two beloved pooches despite fact that NASA hn’t allowed pets on base for years. 

In an interview to several US media outlets later that year, a former astronaut said that he actually drove his rescue dogs, Jake and Scout, to NASA with his neighbour, requesting m to keep his pets quiet in back seat. He n got to guard shack, flashed his NASA bge, and mand to take his four-legged furry family to ncy’s photo lab with almost 100 MilkBones to keep dogs occupied while he posed for a photo. photo was taken candidly after he posed and dogs inste ran to him and embraced. photographer at that very moment ed picture. 

"That’s how photo was born,” Melvin was quoted saying by several brocasters in an interview that year. former NFL player was intercepted by ncy’s security guard, who asked if dogs were in lab after he heard m bark. Melvin told that it was doggy screensaver that me ise. iconic im was captured as NASA's official photo and  Melvin tweeted photos of his dogs sitting patiently beside him later. im has since n been tweeted thousands of times. 

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former astronaut h taken up a position as a he of NASA education after he met with a tragic accident during an underwater exercise. He was medically disqualified from participating in ditional missions due to safety reasons, according to US media reports. Both his dogs in picture have w passed away. Canine Jake died due to old , and Scout from lymphoma. former astromer published orable im on cover of his book: Chasing : An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace and Second Chances. He emphasized in press that dogs h held a special place in his heart, and he has many good memories that will t be forgotten. 

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