Media representatives are invited to attend a special
ceremony honoring astronaut John Herrington and the crew of
STS-113. Herrington is the first tribal registered Native
American astronaut.
The ceremony is scheduled to begin on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 9:00
p.m. EST at the Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor ComplexóRocket
Garden, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Interested media may call the Kennedy Space Center (321-867-
2468) for credentials or get them on line at: http://www-
pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/release/2002/110-02.htm
STS-113 will be the 16th Shuttle flight to visit the
International Space Station. The Space Shuttle Endeavour will
continue the outward expansion of the orbital outpost by
delivering the P1 (Port-One) Truss. Also, Endeavour will
deliver the Expedition Six crew to the Station and return the
Expedition Five crew to Earth. The Space Shuttle launch is
scheduled between midnight and 3 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11.
For more information about the upcoming launch:
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov
Event Schedule:
* 9:00 p.m. Pre – launch Native American Ceremony at Rocket Garden
* Master of Ceremonies: Danny Key, Administrator, The Chickasaw Nation
* Mandaree Native American Drum Group: Mandan/Hidatsa Tribe
* Drums Begin to Call the People
* 9:15 p.m. Presentation of Colors by Seminole Native American Veterans
* “Star Spangled Banner:” Radmilla Cody, 2001 Miss Navajo Nation
* Flute solo: Jerry Elliott, Osage/Cherokee, Aerospace Technologist, Space Shuttle Program Office, NASA Johnson Space Center
* Honor Dance: Chickasaw Dance Troupe
* 9:25 p.m. Dedication by Lee Frazier, Chickasaw Tribal Elder
* Prayer: Crystal Underwood, Chickasaw Princess; Tamela Alexander, Chickasaw Jr. Princess; Julie Underwood, Little Miss Chickasaw
* Song: “Up Where We Belong” ñ Buffy Sainte-Marie
* 9:55 p.m. Launch Reception at Debus Center (next to Rocket Garden)
* 10:30 p.m. Mission Briefing
* 11:30 p.m. Board Buses to Banana Creek Viewing Stands
