WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10: ASTRONAUT JOHN HERRINGTON
Profile America Saturday, November 10th. One aspect of National American Indian Heritage Month is to honor the wide-ranging accomplishments of the men and women who make up this group. One of them is John Bennett Herrington, the first American Indian astronaut. Born in Wetumka, Oklahoma, he became a naval aviator in 1984. Selected for the astronaut program, Herrington logged 330 hours aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, including almost 20 hours working outside the spacecraft. Herrington is now on the faculty of the University of Colorado. He is an enrolled member of the Chickasaw nation. He holds degrees in applied mathematics and aeronautical engineering, one of the 14 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives who hold at least a bachelor's degree. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov/.
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at +1-301-763-2812, fax at +1-301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.
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