Indian astronaut to talk

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2002

John Herrington, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and the first American Indian to go into space, is making a special appearance tomorrow.

Herrington will lecture at 3 p.m. at the Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City. He will not appear in person but through a video hookup from the Houston Space Center.

Herrington will be aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour later this year.

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Oklahoma astronaut to lecture (The Daily Oklahoman 8/29)

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

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