Duane G. Carey

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Duane G. Carey
Duane G. Carey
Country: United States
Organization: NASA
selected on May 1, 1996
( 16th NASA Group )
Calls: 1 space flight
Begin: March 1, 2002
Landing: March 12, 2002
Time in space: 10d 22h 10min
retired on October 2004
Space flights

Duane Gene "Digger" Carey (born April 30, 1957 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is a retired American astronaut .

Carey received a bachelor's degree in 1981 and a masters degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1982 . He became a cadet in the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1981 and completed his pilot training there in 1983. After stationing in Louisiana , South Korea and Spain , he was trained as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base in California in 1991 and was also used as such there.

Astronaut activity

Hubble Space Telescope after the STS-109 maintenance mission

In April 1986 Carey was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA. After completing his training as a shuttle pilot, he was employed for technical tasks in the astronaut's office and as a liaison officer ( CAPCOM ) on shuttle missions. Carey left NASA in October 2004 and is currently teaching school children about his astronaut experience.

STS-109

On March 1, 2002, Carey started as a pilot of the Columbia space shuttle on the fourth maintenance flight for the Hubble space telescope . Five spacewalks (EVAs), among others, a new energy unit, a new camera and new solar panels were installed. During the EVAs, Carey took video and photos of the repair work.

Private

Duane Carey and his wife Cheryl have two children.

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Commons : Duane G. Carey  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Carey, Duane G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carey, Duane Gene; Carey, Digger (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American astronaut
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Paul , Minnesota