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John Herrington

John Bennett Herrington (born 14 September 1958) is an American astronaut and a veteran of one space shuttle mission. He is the first Native American to fly in space. NASA pic, from http://www. ... NASA pic, from http://www. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). ... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Native Americans in the United States (also known as Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States and their descendants in...

Herrington was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma. He grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Riverton, Wyoming, and Plano, Texas where he graduated from Plano Senior High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the University of Colorado before receiving his commission in the United States Navy in 1984. He served three deployments in the Pacific region before being assigned as a test pilot. Herrington was chosen by NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1996 and flew his first space mission in 2002 as a mission specialist aboard STS-113. Wetumka is a city located in Hughes County, Oklahoma. ... Nickname: The Springs Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Riverton is a city located in Fremont County, Wyoming. ... Nickname: An All-American City Official website: http://www. ... Plano Senior High School (commonly Plano, Plano Senior, or PSHS) is a secondary school serving high school juniors and seniors located in Plano, Texas. ... The University of Colorado (CU) System consists of five campuses: University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Fitzsimons campus of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, scheduled to open in 2007 in Aurora, Colorado... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Test pilots work on developing, evaluating and proving experimental aircraft. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... STS-113 was a 14-day mission in November and December 2002 during which Space Shuttle Endeavour and its crew extended the International Space Stations backbone and exchanged the Expedition Five and Six crews. ...

To honor his Native American heritage, Herrington, a registered Chickasaw, carried a Chickasaw Nation flag on his eleven-day trip. The flag had been presented to him by Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby. Herrington's maternal great-grandmother was of Chickasaw descent. The Chickasaws are a Native American people of the United States, originally from present-day Mississippi, now mostly living in Oklahoma. ...

In September 2005, Herrington resigned from NASA to become Vice President/Director of Operations for Rocketplane Limited, Inc. He will also serve as the pilot of the XP Spaceplane. Rocketplane Limited, Inc. ... Rocketplane Limited, Inc. ...

External link

• NASA Biography
• Spacefacts biography of John Herrington