Duane G. Carey

• STS- 109 (2002)

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

Carey 1981 he received a bachelor's degree in 1982 and a master's degree in aeronautics and aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota.

1981 Carey Kadett was the Reserve Officer Training Corps, where he completed his training as a pilot from 1983. After deployments in Louisiana, South Korea and Spain, he was in 1991 at Edwards Air Force Base in California, trained as a test pilot and used as such there.

Astronauts activity

In April 1986, Carey was selected as astronaut candidate by NASA. After training as a shuttle pilot, he was employed for tasks within the astronaut office and as a speaker connection ( CAPCOM ) during shuttle missions. Carey retired in October 2004 from NASA and currently teaches school children about his experiences as an astronaut.

STS -109

On 1 March 2002 Carey began as a pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia for the fourth Maintenance Flight for the Hubble Space Telescope. In five spacewalks ( EVAs ), a new unit of energy, a new camera and new solar cells were installed among others. During the EVAs Carey made ​​video and photographs of the repair work.

Private

Duane Carey and his wife Cheryl have two children.