![Kamala Harris on Twitter: "NASA astronaut John Harrington of the Chickasaw Nation became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. John soared to new heights and Kamala Harris on Twitter: "NASA astronaut John Harrington of the Chickasaw Nation became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. John soared to new heights and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJN1LQYXUAAgYJd.jpg)
Kamala Harris on Twitter: "NASA astronaut John Harrington of the Chickasaw Nation became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. John soared to new heights and
![Space shuttle Endeavour astronaut John Herrington departs with other crewmembers for the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 10, 2002. Herrington, NASA's first American Indian astronaut, Space shuttle Endeavour astronaut John Herrington departs with other crewmembers for the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 10, 2002. Herrington, NASA's first American Indian astronaut,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3HMN4/space-shuttle-endeavour-astronaut-john-herrington-departs-with-other-crewmembers-for-the-launch-pad-at-the-kennedy-space-center-in-cape-canaveral-florida-november-10-2002-herrington-nasas-first-american-indian-astronaut-will-fly-on-mission-sts-113-to-the-international-space-station-herrington-plans-to-fly-with-eagle-feathers-arrowheads-and-some-sacred-ground-reutersjoe-skipper-2D3HMN4.jpg)
Space shuttle Endeavour astronaut John Herrington departs with other crewmembers for the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 10, 2002. Herrington, NASA's first American Indian astronaut,
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