So, whenever Scooter was the Pilot, he never had a chance to fly the orbiter. So, the joke is: I'm going to have a chance to fly it first and hand it over to him. Duane G. Carey chanceflyhand Change image and share on social
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 before and learning, you know, meeting the people and getting to know, new sights and sounds, etc. Duane G. Carey enjoyexplorationlearn share on social
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 to do. But, I'll tell you: if you've got to make a living, it's a great way to make a living! Duane G. Carey greathavehobby share on social
And, I wouldn't consider myself to be a natural pilot; I've had to work at it. Duane G. Carey havenaturalpilot Change image and share on social
And, all these things need to be coordinated; so we all need to work together, have timers going and everything so we're all coordinated and get this piece of orchestration done. Duane G. Carey coordinateorchestrationpiece Change image and share on social
So, we have to get up and get pumped up for each day. Duane G. Carey daypump Change image and share on social
Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back. Duane G. Carey backjobprimarily Change image and share on social
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 children, but for all people after that. Duane G. Carey advancechildknowledge Change image and share on social
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 a half, sometimes two weeks in orbit and you're used to the things happening slowly in space. Duane G. Carey dayflyfolk share on social
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 high it seemed almost impossible, but even if I didn't reach it, I would still have a good time and a very satisfying career. Duane G. Carey careerexplorationfield share on social
