![FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO FLY IN SPACE John Herrington, Chickasaw Indian, STS-112 Space Shuttle Endeavor 2002 FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO FLY IN SPACE John Herrington, Chickasaw Indian, STS-112 Space Shuttle Endeavor 2002](https://www.californiaindianeducation.org/famous_indians/pictures/STS-113_crewLARGE.jpg)
FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO FLY IN SPACE John Herrington, Chickasaw Indian, STS-112 Space Shuttle Endeavor 2002
![Former astronauts look back at International Space Station on its 20th anniversary | Alabama Public Radio Former astronauts look back at International Space Station on its 20th anniversary | Alabama Public Radio](https://www.apr.org/sites/wual/files/styles/x_large/public/202010/reilly_herrington_web_cover_photo.jpg)
Former astronauts look back at International Space Station on its 20th anniversary | Alabama Public Radio
![The Chickasaw Nation on Twitter: "John Herrington: Navy test pilot, NASA astronaut and the first Native American in space. #ChickasawProud #NationalAviationDay… https://t.co/w5NbVqqTdh" The Chickasaw Nation on Twitter: "John Herrington: Navy test pilot, NASA astronaut and the first Native American in space. #ChickasawProud #NationalAviationDay… https://t.co/w5NbVqqTdh"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHnWMQpVwAA2HIl.jpg)
The Chickasaw Nation on Twitter: "John Herrington: Navy test pilot, NASA astronaut and the first Native American in space. #ChickasawProud #NationalAviationDay… https://t.co/w5NbVqqTdh"
![FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO FLY IN SPACE John Herrington, Chickasaw Indian, STS-112 Space Shuttle Endeavor 2002 FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO FLY IN SPACE John Herrington, Chickasaw Indian, STS-112 Space Shuttle Endeavor 2002](https://www.californiaindianeducation.org/famous_indians/pictures/Native_American_Astronaut.jpg)
FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO FLY IN SPACE John Herrington, Chickasaw Indian, STS-112 Space Shuttle Endeavor 2002
![Space shuttle Endeavour astronaut John Herrington departs with other crewmembers for the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 10, 2002. Herrington, NASA's first American Indian astronaut, Space shuttle Endeavour astronaut John Herrington departs with other crewmembers for the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 10, 2002. Herrington, NASA's first American Indian astronaut,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3HMN4/space-shuttle-endeavour-astronaut-john-herrington-departs-with-other-crewmembers-for-the-launch-pad-at-the-kennedy-space-center-in-cape-canaveral-florida-november-10-2002-herrington-nasas-first-american-indian-astronaut-will-fly-on-mission-sts-113-to-the-international-space-station-herrington-plans-to-fly-with-eagle-feathers-arrowheads-and-some-sacred-ground-reutersjoe-skipper-2D3HMN4.jpg)