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From a Refigerator Box to Space

John Herrington is the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space.

When he was a child, Commander John Herrington would play in a cardboard refigerator box and imagine he was an astronaut. In 2002, he became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. Early next month, he'll be part of a conversation sponsored by the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville.

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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