Tag: NASA
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Via KUOW.org: Northwest Indian College Student Takes A NASA Thrill Ride
An excerpt: Chris Cultee will have a close-up view when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flies past Pluto on Tuesday. Cultee, who attends the Northwest Indian College on the Lummi Reservation […]
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Via IndianCountryToday.com: From Space to Indigenous Ancestral Engineering: Commander John Herrington Charts New Territory
An excerpt: When NASA sent Commander John Herrington (Chickasaw Nation) to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Endeavour in 2002, space not only got the first enrolled Native […]
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ICT – Native History: Astronaut John B. Herrington, Chickasaw, Becomes First American Indian in Space
Here. Liftoff on November 23, 2002, set in motion a lot more than space shuttle Endeavour for NASA astronaut John Herrington, Chickasaw. After retiring from NASA, he embarked on a […]