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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2002

The first Native scheduled to go into space visited the Crow Reservation on Tuesday to meet with students.

U.S Navy Cmdr. John Herrington, a member of the Chicksaw Nation of Oklahoma, will be on the Space Shuttle Endeavour when it takes off September 6. He will take eagle feathers and a flag from the Crow Tribe with him.

Get the Story:
Indian astronaut visits Lodge Grass (The Billings Gazette 2/20)

Relevant Links:
Space Shuttle Endeavour - http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/endeavour.html

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