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John Herrington

ジョン・ヘリントン　/　じょん・へりんとん

American astronaut

September 14, 1958 (age 67)　・　Wetumka, Oklahoma, United States

Oklahoma
astronaut
United States Naval Aviator
hydronaut

My Take

John Herrington's story gives me genuine chills. As an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, he became in 2002 the first Native American tribal member to fly in space, and I think that milestone deserves to be told and retold. Born in Oklahoma in 1958, he built a remarkable resume as a United States Naval Aviator and engineer before NASA, and he later became a hydronaut too. There is something poetic about a man who has reached both the ocean depths and orbit. For me he stands as proof of how far representation in exploration has come, and how much further it can still go.

Overview

John Bennett Herrington (Chickasaw Nation, born September 14, 1958) is a retired United States Naval Aviator, engineer and former NASA astronaut. In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled citizen of a Native American tribe to fly in space.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): John Herrington
Name (Japanese): ジョン・ヘリントン
Reading: じょん・へりんとん
Born: September 14, 1958 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dog
Origin: Wetumka, Oklahoma, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: astronaut / United States Naval Aviator / hydronaut

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Plano Senior High School
University: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3

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