Date of Birth	September 14, 1958 in Wetumka, Oklahoma.
Childhood / Family	He grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Riverton, Wyoming, and Plano, Texas. Married with two children.
Education	He received a bachelor of science degree in applied mathematics from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, in 1983, and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1995.
Occupation	He was the mission specialists and the engineer.
Military Service / Civilian	US Naval Commander
Space Training / Specialty	Herrington reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. He completed two years of training and evaluation, and was qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist.
Contribution to Space Travel	He was the first Native American to walk in space.
Space Missions	He was on the flight STS-113. He was aboard the space shuttle Endeavour.
Outside Activities	He likes to rock climb, snow ski, run, cycle.
Interesting Fact(s)	Herrington has logged over 3,300 flight hours in over 30 different types of aircrafts.
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Links	http://www.spacetoday.org/Astronauts/NativeAmerican.htnl http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/herringt.html http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/txnauts/herringt.html http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/herrington_john.htm

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