Duane Carey
Duane Gene \"Digger\" Carey (Born April 30, 1957, in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a former NASA astronaut. In 1975; received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1981 and 1982, respectively. Carey received his commission from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1981 and graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1983. In 1991, he was selected to attend the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. After graduation in 1992, he worked as an F-16 experimental test pilot and System Safety Officer at Edwards Air Force Base. He has logged over 4,300 hours in more than 35 types of aircraft. Carey was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in April 1996. In 2002, he served as the pilot of Columbia on STS-109, logging over 10 days in space. STS-109 (March 1-12, 2002). STS-109 was the fourth Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission. The crew of STS-109 successfully upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope, leaving it with a new power unit, a new camera and new solar arrays. HST servicing and upgrade was accomplished by four crewmembers during five EVAs on five consecutive days. Carey also helped document the EVA activities with video and still images. STS-109 orbited the Earth 165 times, and covered 3.9 million miles in over 262 hours. Carey retired from NASA in October 2004.
Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-109 PLT 01.03. - 12.03.2002 10d 22h 10m
Total 10d 22h 10m
