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
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But, I have to tell you that, astronauts, rookie astronauts after they land, they say that they found the training to be more than adequate.
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I had, before I went to college, I had taken a few years off after high school and really had, I guess in those days, I had no intentions of going to college.
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Well, let me tell you: when I'm in space, I'm looking forward to looking back and seeing the Earth. I just can't imagine what it looks like.
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And, actually it was interesting because I had done a lot of traveling in the United States and Canada and Mexico on my motorcycle; and I was really, it was the first time I had really gotten out of the Minnesota area to speak of.
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Rendezvous day is the third day of our mission, and that's a big day for us.
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So, whenever Scooter was the Pilot, he never had a chance to fly the orbiter. So, the joke is: I'm going to have a chance to fly it first and hand it over to him.
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And, I was really impressed with how beautiful our country was and how friendly the people were.
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One of the jokes on our flight is that, if we have a normal entry day going, the plan is for me... to actually take the orbiter first and fly it for maybe 10 or 15 seconds and then hand it on over to Scooter.
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I think a lot of people, myself included, like to be... like to do expeditions and trips. To me, this feels a little bit like a motorcycle trip.