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
children believe people
And, that's what I truly believe that we're doing when we're advancing scientific knowledge is we're someday making the world better. Not only for our children, but for all people after that.
beautiful travel thinking
And, obviously as a, as one who likes to travel around myself a lot, I think the Earth is a beautiful place. And, I'm looking forward to some new perspectives.
second-chance firsts separation
You know, Scooter's going to do the first separation burn; I'm going to do the second separation burn.
pilots natural
And, I wouldn't consider myself to be a natural pilot; I've had to work at it.
powerful air flying
And then, when I thought about joining the Air Force, flying seemed like a natural extension of the motorcycling experience. You're going faster, higher. You're operating a machine that's a lot more powerful than you are.
selfish sight views
And, one thing I definitely enjoyed personally, from a selfish point of view, was exploration and going to places that I had never been to before and learning, you know, meeting the people and getting to know, new sights and sounds, etc.
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.