Duane Carey | |
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| Born | Duane Gene Carey April 30, 1957 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Other names | Digger |
| Education | University of Minnesota (BS, MS) |
| Spouse | Cheryl Tobritzhofer |
| Children | 2 |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 10d 22h 10m |
| Selection | NASA Group 16 (1996) |
| Missions | STS-109 |
Mission insignia |  |
Duane Gene "Digger" Carey (born April 30, 1957) is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut.[1] He piloted the space shuttle Columbia on March 1, 2002, during a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.[2][3]
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- ^ Buchmeier, Brandon (February 12, 2020). "Astronauts present out-of-this-world experience at Air Force Academy for K-12 students". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved August 11, 2022.