Retired United States Naval Aviator and Former NASA Astronaut, John Herrington (1958 - ) Was the First Native American to Fly in Space

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Retired United States Naval aviator and former NASA astronaut, John Herrington (1958 - ) was the first Native American to fly in space. He accomplished this feat in late 2002 in which he completed three “space walks”. Herrington went on to serve in other areas of expertise regarding space flight and still takes part in public speaking engagements as well as conducts work with his Native American tribe.

Solve each equation. The word or phrase next to the equivalent equation will complete the statement correctly.

8x – 3 = 7x -10 5p -14 = 8p + 4 Herrington was born in the state of ______. He’s a Native American of the ______Nation. a. x = 15 California a. p = -18 Cherokee b. x = -13 New Hampshire b. p = -6 Chickasaw c. x = -7 Oklahoma c. p = -10/3 Sioux

8t – 14 = 4 + 2t 5k – 1 = -9 + 5k Herrington received a Bachelor’s Degree in After being selected by NASA, Herrington applied mathematics from ______. qualified for flight assignment as ______. a. t = 3 University of Colorado a. k = -1 head of technology b. t = 2.5 University of Michigan b. k = 1 flight team leader c. no solution Yale University c. no solution mission specialist

5b + 34 = -2(1 – 7b) 12 + 9m = -4(-6m – 3) On his mission to the International Space Herrington also served as commander aboard Station, Herrington was aboard the space Aquarius, an underwater laboratory, where he shuttle ______. lived and worked for ______. a. b = -5 Discovery a. m = -24 2 days b. b = 4 Endeavor b. m = 0 10 days c. b = 0 Space Ranger c. m = 12 90 days

3 3(3v – 2) = (4 – 24v) 8 – 0.03w = 1.72w + 2.75 4 He resigned in 2005 and became vice In 2008, he completed a cross-country bike president/director of flight operations for ride from Washington to Florida. The trip ______. took him ______. a. v = -3 NASA a. w = 3 3 months 1 b. w = .6 5 months b. v = Rocket Plane Limited Inc. 3 c. w = 1.2 1 year c. v = 5 Flying High Corporations

5k – 1 = -9 + 5k 5b + 34 = -2(1 – 7b)

3 12 + 9m = -4(-6m – 3) 3(3v – 2) = (4 – 24v) 8 – 0.03w = 1.72w + 2.75 4

© 21st Century Math Projects Retired United States Naval aviator and former NASA astronaut, John Herrington (1958 - ) was the first Native American to fly in space. He accomplished this feat in late 2002 in which he completed three “space walks”. Herrington went on to serve in other areas of expertise regarding space flight and still takes part in public speaking engagements as well as conducts work with his Native American tribe.

Solve each equation.

8x – 3 = 7x -10 5p -14 = 8p +4 Herrington was born in the state of ______. He’s a Native American of the ______Nation.

a. x = 15 California a. p = -18 Cherokee b. x = -13 New Hampshire b. p = -6 Chickasaw* c. x = -7 Oklahoma* c. p = -10/3 Sioux

8t – 14 = 4 + 2t 5k – 1 = -9 +5k Herrington received a Bachelor’s Degree in After being selected by NASA, Herrington applied mathematics from ______. qualified for flight assignment as ______.

a. t = 3 University of Colorado* a. k = -1 head of technology b. t = 2.5 University of Michigan b. k = 1 flight team leader c. no solution Yale University c. no solution mission specialist*

a. b = -5 Discovery a. m = -24 2 days b. b = 4 Endeavor* b. m = 0 10 days* c. b = 0 Space Ranger c. m = 12 90 days

a. v = -3 NASA a. w = 3 3 months* 1 b. w = .6 5 months b. v = Rocket Plane Limited Inc.* 3 c. w = 1.2 1 year c. v = 5 Flying High Corporations