John Herrington
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John Herrington is a Chickasaw Nation astronaut and former NASA mission specialist who became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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Native American ⓘ astronaut ⓘ aviator ⓘ engineer ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Chickasaw Nation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Colorado
NERFINISHED
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University of Colorado Colorado Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Department of Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chickasaw Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Herrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
aeronautical engineering
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applied mathematics ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicIdentity | Chickasaw Nation citizen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlownInSpace | true ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
induction into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame
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induction into the National Native American Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| heritage |
Chickasaw
NERFINISHED
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Native American ⓘ |
| laterOccupation |
STEM education advocate
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author ⓘ public speaker ⓘ |
| memberOf | Chickasaw Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| missionRole | mission specialist ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | performed spacewalks during STS-113 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in assembly of the International Space Station on STS-113 ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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engineer ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| retiredFrom | NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedAsAstronautBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spaceMission | STS-113 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacewalksCount | 3 ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | English ⓘ |
| subjectOf | educational programs about Native Americans in STEM ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | approximately 13 days ⓘ |
| wrote | Mission to Space NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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