All Duane G. Carey Quotes
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So, I decided that whatever I was, wanted to do with my life, it would have to do, it would have to have something to…
Decided
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And, one thing I definitely enjoyed personally, from a selfish point of view, was exploration and going to places that I had never been to…
Been
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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…
Air
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And, I wouldn't consider myself to be a natural pilot; I've had to work at it.
Consider
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You know, Scooter's going to do the first separation burn; I'm going to do the second separation burn.
Burn
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And, obviously as a, as one who likes to travel around myself a lot, I think the Earth is a beautiful place. And, I'm looking…
Beautiful
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And, that's what I truly believe that we're doing when we're advancing scientific knowledge is we're someday making the world better. Not only for our…
Advancing
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And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of a…
Astronaut
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I worked for some very good people who have helped me along the way and actually enabled me to have the opportunity to be selected…
Actually Enabled
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I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out.
Career
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I'm looking forward to coming back, back to Earth, the landing, the views.
Back Back
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Now, I've never flown in space; but the folks who have say that on landing day, you know, you've just spent maybe a week and…
Day
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Being in space, I'm really looking forward to working with this team of folks that I'm with.
Folks
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Now you're coming back to Earth, and things are getting more and more dynamic.
Coming
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Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back.
Inspirational
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Well, for me it really wasn't a case of deciding to be an astronaut.
Astronaut
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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 come…
Back Together
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There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia.
Amount
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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 wanted…
Great
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I had, before I went to college, I had taken a few years off after high school and really had, I guess in those days,…
College
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And, actually it was interesting because I had done a lot of traveling in the United States and Canada and Mexico on my motorcycle; and…
Area
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And, I was really impressed with how beautiful our country was and how friendly the people were.
Beautiful
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Those folks out in the space suits are going to be getting beat up.
Beat
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So, we have to get up and get pumped up for each day.
Day
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One of the jokes on our flight is that, if we have a normal entry day going, the plan is for me... to actually take…
Actually Take
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