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John Herrington
Nation:
Chickasaw
School attended:
Degree:
B.Sc. in Mathematics
M.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering
M.Sc. in Astronomy
Job title:
Astronaut
Type(s) of Engineering:
AerospaceFavourite thing:
"Being able to go where no Anishinabe has gone before and being the very first American Indian astronaut in the history of the world."
See also:
John Herrington (Wikipedia)
Notable Native Americans: John Herrington (American Indian Education Fund)
John Herrington Biographical Data (NASA: National Aeronautics & Space Administration)
From Space to Indigenous Ancestral Engineering, Commander John Herrington charts new territory (Indian Country Media Network)
Native History: Astronaut John Herrington, Chickasaw, becomes first American Indian in space (Indian Country Media Network)