John Herrington is a retired U.S. Navy commander who flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on the 16th assembly mission to the International Space Station.

When Whitefish High School senior Noah Oaks heard that John Herrington, retired naval aviator and NASA astronaut, frequents Big Mountain, he knew he had to recruit him for the launch of the first-ever ...

John Herrington, the first Native American astronaut to walk in space, has lately cruised across the county promoting math, science and space programs to students on reservations. A member of the ...

It wasn't the physical training in preparation for the 16th launch of the space shuttle Endeavour that pushed mission specialist John Herrington to cycle 4,184 miles across the country in 2008. The ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. John Herrington once thought he'd be happy climbing rocks as a road surveyor for $4 an hour and ...