Duane Gene "Digger" Carey (born April 30, 1957 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut. Read full biography of Duane G. Carey →
So, we have to get up and get pumped up for each day.
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... →
And, I was really impressed with how beautiful our country was and how friendly the people were.
And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of a flying career.
Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back.
Being in space, I'm really looking forward to working with this team of folks that I'm with.
I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out.
Now you're coming back to Earth, and things are getting more and more dynamic.
There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia.
Well, for me it really wasn't a case of deciding to be an astronaut.
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... →
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... →
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... →
Duane Gene "Digger" Carey (born April 30, 1957 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut.