And, I wouldn't consider myself to be a natural pilot; I've had to work at it. — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
And then, when I thought about joining the Air Force, flying seemed like a natural extension of the motorcycling experience. You're going faster, higher. You're operating a machine that's a lot more powerful than you are. — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
I'm looking forward to coming back, back to Earth, the landing, the views. — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out. — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
You know, piloting really isn't my hobby. And, it's probably not something I'd do in my spare time if I could do whatever I… — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
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… — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
Being in space, I'm really looking forward to working with this team of folks that I'm with. — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
That's what Hubble can do for us. It can tell us whether the universe is expanding forever or if one day it's going to… — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
And, one thing I definitely enjoyed personally, from a selfish point of view, was exploration and going to places that I had never been… — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of… — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back. — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
I had, before I went to college, I had taken a few years off after high school and really had, I guess in those… — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia. — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
Rendezvous day is the third day of our mission, and that's a big day for us. — Duane G. Carey Copy Share Image
