Carey

Duane Gene "Digger"

USA

International order nº: 417

US astr. nº: 265

Personal data:

Birthdate:	30.04.1957
Birthplace:	St. Paul / Minnesota
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection date:	01.05.1996
Selection group:	NASA-16
Job:	PLT
Status:	Ret.: ??.10.2004

Spaceflights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-109 (Columbia/27)	11h.22m.02s. Mar 01, 2002	Plt	STS-109 (Columbia/27)	09h.33m.11s. Mar 12, 2002	10d.22h.11m.09s.
Total duration:						10d 22h 11m 09s.

Additional information

Bachelor of science in aerospace engineering and mechanics and master of science in aerospace engineering from University of Minnesota-Minneapolis in 1981 an 1982, respectively;
Lieutenant Colonel USAF, Ret.; test pilot;
recreational interests: Motorcycle travel, racing motorcross, camping, reading science fiction; plans to begin a motorcycle tour of the United States and eventually the world.

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