Naval Aviator, engineer, and former NASA astronaut (born 1958) who during the STS-113 mission became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. 2019 American $1 coin and banknote set produced by the United States Mint in honor of American Indians in the space program. The set is highlighted by an enhanced uncirculated Native American $1 coin, 8 gm, 1″ in diameter, with the front featuring a design of Sacagawea and her infant son, and the reverse depicting Chickasaw astronaut John Herrington and Cherokee engineer Mary Golda Ross. The coin is housed in its original holder, which is signed in gold ink, “John B. Herrington, STS-113,” who also signs the set’s slipcase. In fine condition. Herrington holds the distinction of being the only living American citizen shown on a U.S. coin.
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