Duane G. Carey
Duane G. Carey
Duane Gene "Digger" Careyis a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth30 April 1957
CountryUnited States of America
two space half
Now, I've never flown in space; but the folks who have say that on landing day, you know, you've just spent maybe a week and a half, sometimes two weeks in orbit and you're used to the things happening slowly in space.
teamwork space looking-forward
Being in space, I'm really looking forward to working with this team of folks that I'm with.
each-day get-up
So, we have to get up and get pumped up for each day.
jobs sound ridiculous
I see it as one of my jobs to make sure that, it sounds ridiculous, but to make sure the folks are eating, make sure folks are getting enough fluids, make sure folks are, you know, comfortable in the orbiter.
careers goal fields
I could do exploration in this particular career field, and it was a goal that, even if I didn't reach it, it was so high it seemed almost impossible, but even if I didn't reach it, I would still have a good time and a very satisfying career.
together needs done
And, all these things need to be coordinated; so we all need to work together, have timers going and everything so we're all coordinated and get this piece of orchestration done.
way hobbies spare-time
You know, piloting really isn't my hobby. And, it's probably not something I'd do in my spare time if I could do whatever I wanted to do. But, I'll tell you: if you've got to make a living, it's a great way to make a living!
done columbia amount
There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia.
forever one-day together
That's what Hubble can do for us. It can tell us whether the universe is expanding forever or if one day it's going to come back together.
astronaut cases wells
Well, for me it really wasn't a case of deciding to be an astronaut.
jobs space
Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back.
earth coming-back
Now you're coming back to Earth, and things are getting more and more dynamic.
exploration wanted new-things
So, I decided that whatever I was, wanted to do with my life, it would have to do, it would have to have something to do with the exploration and doing new things.
american-astronaut attitude fire jets
It's all done by computer. The jets will fire and it'll just be in the attitude that we need to have it in to come back to Earth.