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
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.
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.
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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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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.
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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.
earth coming-back
Now you're coming back to Earth, and things are getting more and more dynamic.