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{{other people}} {{Infobox astronaut | name = John Bennett Herrington | image = JohnBHarrington.jpg | caption = Herrington in November 2009 | type = [[NASA]] Astronaut | status = Retired | nationality = American | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|9|14}} | birth_place = [[Wetumka, Oklahoma|Wetumka]], Oklahoma, United States | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = U.S. naval pilot, test pilot | rank = [[Commander]], USN | selection = [[List of astronauts by year of selection#1996|1996 NASA Group]] | time = 13d 18h 47m<ref>[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/herringt.html Astronaut Bio: John Bennett Herrington (8/2005)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | mission = [[STS-113]] | insignia = [[File:Sts-113-patch.png|50px]] }} '''John Bennett Herrington''' (born September 14, 1958 in [[Chickasaw Nation]]) is a retired United States Naval Aviator and former [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. ([[William R. Pogue]] was of Choctaw ancestry and was a crewman aboard {{Nowrap|[[Skylab 4]]}} in 1973β1974, but he was not an enrolled member of the Choctaw.) ==Early life== Herrington was born in [[Wetumka, Oklahoma]] into the Chickasaw Nation. He grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, [[Riverton, Wyoming]], and Plano, Texas, where he graduated from [[Plano Senior High School]]. He earned a bachelor's degree in [[applied mathematics]] from the [[University of Colorado Colorado Springs]] before receiving his commission in the United States Navy in 1984. To honor his Chickasaw heritage, Herrington, an enrolled member of the [[Chickasaw Nation]], carried its flag on his thirteen-day trip to space. The flag had been presented to him by Chickasaw Nation Governor [[Bill Anoatubby]]. ==United States Navy career== Herrington received his commission in the U.S. Navy from the Aviation Officer Candidate School at [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]], Florida in March 1984. In March 1985 he was designated a Naval Aviator and proceeded to Patrol Squadron Thirty-One ([[VP-31]]) at [[Moffett Federal Airfield|Moffett Field]], California for training in the [[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3C Orion]]. His first operational assignment was with Patrol Squadron Forty-Eight ([[VP-48]]) where he made three operational deployments, two to the Northern Pacific-based from [[Naval Air Facility Adak]], Alaska and one to the Western Pacific-based from the [[Naval Air Station Cubi Point]], Philippines. While assigned to VP-48, Herrington was designated a Patrol Plane Commander, Mission Commander, and Patrol Plane Instructor Pilot. Following completion of his first operational tour, Herrington returned to VP-31 as a [[Fleet Replacement Squadron]] Instructor Pilot. While assigned to VP-31, he was selected to attend the United States Naval Test Pilot School at [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River]], Maryland in January 1990. After graduation in December, 1990, he reported to the Force Warfare Aircraft Test Directorate as a project test pilot for the [[Joint Primary Aircraft Training System]]. Herrington conducted additional flight test assignments flying numerous variants of the P-3 Orion as well as the [[Beechcraft T-34 Mentor|T-34C]] and the [[de Havilland Canada Dash 7]]. Following his selection as an Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO), Herrington reported to the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, where he attained a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering in June 1995. Herrington was assigned as a special projects officer to the [[Bureau of Naval Personnel]] Sea Duty Component when selected for the astronaut program. During his military service, he was awarded the [[Commendation Medal#Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard|Navy Commendation Medal]], Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation, [[Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon]], National Defense Service Medal, Sea Service Ribbons (3), and various other service awards. ==NASA career== Selected by NASA in April 1996, Herrington reported to the [[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center]] in August 1996. He completed two years of training and evaluation, and qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. Herrington was assigned to the Flight Support Branch of the [[NASA Astronaut Corps|Astronaut Office]] where he served as a member of the Astronaut Support Personnel team responsible for Shuttle launch preparations and post-landing operations. ===Spaceflight=== [[File:STS-113 Herrington EVA.jpg|thumb|left|Herrington making a spacewalk during the STS-113 mission.]] {{main|STS-113}} Herrington was selected as a Mission Specialist for STS-113, the sixteenth [[Space Shuttle]] mission to the [[International Space Station]]. [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|''Endeavour'']] was launched from [[Kennedy Space Center]] on November 23, 2002 to deliver the [[Integrated Truss Structure|P1 Truss]] segment, which provides structural support for the Space Station radiators. ''Endeavour'' also delivered a new [[Expedition 6]] crew to the Station, returning to Earth on December 7, 2002 with the [[Expedition 5]] crew ending their 6-month stay in space. The total mission duration was 13 days, 18 hours and 47 minutes. During the mission Herrington performed three [[Extravehicular activity|spacewalks]], totaling 19 hours and 55 minutes. ===Underwater laboratory=== In July 2004, Herrington served as the commander of the [[NEEMO#NEEMO 6: July 12β21, 2004|NEEMO 6]] mission aboard the [[Aquarius (laboratory)|Aquarius]] [[Underwater habitat|underwater laboratory]], living and working underwater for ten days.<ref name="six">{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/support/training/neemo/neemo6/|title=NEEMO 6|accessdate=September 23, 2011|publisher=NASA|date=August 3, 2004|author=NASA}}</ref> Herrington retired from the Navy and NASA in July 2005. ==Rocketplane== In September 2005, Herrington resigned from NASA to become Vice President/Director of flight Operations for [[Rocketplane Limited, Inc.]], where he replaced Mitchell Burnside Clapp. He was also to serve as the pilot of the [[Rocketplane XP|XP Spaceplane]]. Herrington also provides part-time support for the Center for Space Studies at the [[University of Colorado at Colorado Springs]]. In December 2007, Herrington resigned from Rocketplane, and stated that he plans to continue doing public speaking engagements as well as work with the Chickasaw Nation.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://newsok.com/article/3188387/1199385077 | title = Former astronaut resigns from Rocketplane | publisher = NewsOK}}</ref> ==Cross-country bike ride== In 2008 Herrington embarked on a cross-country bicycle ride through the United States from [[Cape Flattery|Cape Flattery, Washington]] to [[Cape Canaveral, Florida]]. The ride took three months, from August 13 to November 15, 2008.<ref>[http://www.rocketrek.com/index.php?pg=blog Travel blog]</ref> ==Honors and Education== Herrington was inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 2002.<ref>[http://www.chickasaw.net/hof/inductees/john-b-herrington.htm Chickasaw Hall of Fame]</ref> He earned his PhD in education from the University of Idaho in 2014 <ref>[http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/02/space-indigenous-ancestral-engineering-commander-john-herrington-charts-new-territory From Space to Indigenous Ancestral Engineering: Commander John Herrington Charts New Territory]</ref> ==References== {{NASA|article=Astronaut Bio: John Bennett Herrington (8/2005)|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/herringt.html|accessdate=January 15, 2012}} {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.rocketrek.com/ Rocketrek] * [http://www.johnbherrington.com/ Herrington's Homepage] * [http://www.chickasaw.tv/profiles-of-a-nation/list/john-herrington John Herrington Profile and Videos] - Chickasaw.TV * [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/herringt.html NASA Biography] *[http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/herrington_john.htm Spacefacts biography of John Herrington] * [http://web.uccs.edu/alumni/newsletter/dec06.htm University of Colorado Alumni News] {{NASA Astronaut Group 16}} {{Wikipedia|John Herrington}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrington, John}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American astronauts]] [[Category:Aquanauts]] [[Category:United States Navy astronauts]] [[Category:Chickasaw people]] [[Category:People from Wetumka, Oklahoma]] [[Category:People from Fremont County, Wyoming]] [[Category:People from Colorado Springs, Colorado]] [[Category:People from Plano, Texas]] [[Category:University of Colorado Colorado Springs alumni]] [[Category:Naval Postgraduate School alumni]] [[Category:United States Naval Test Pilot School alumni]] [[Category:Native American United States military personnel]] [[Category:United States Navy officers]] [[Category:United States Naval Aviators]]
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