KSC-02PP-1753 - Activities commemorating John B. Herrington as first Native American astronaut 


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Chickasaw Tribal Elder Lee Frazier leads
the dedication to the astronauts of STS-113 during the Native American
Ceremony at the Rocket Garden in the KSC Visitor Complex. The ceremony
was part of several days' activities commemorating John B. Herrington
as the first tribally enrolled Native American astronaut to fly on a
Shuttle mission. Herrington is a Mission Specialist on STS-113.

 
                                               11/10/2002