Duane G. Carey | "Rendezvous day is the third day of our mission, and that's a big day for us."

"Rendezvous day is the third day of our mission, and that's a big day for us."

Duane G. Carey, American Astronaut

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"Rendezvous day is the third day of our mission, and that's a big day for us."

"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."

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"Rendezvous day is the third day of our mission, and that's a big day for us."

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Personal Development

"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 the orbiter first and fly it for maybe 10 or 15 seconds and then hand it on over to Scooter."

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Personal Development

"I'm looking forward to coming back, back to Earth, the landing, the views."

Earth

"I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out."

Career

"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."

People

"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 flying career."

Goal

"Those folks out in the space suits are going to be getting beat up."

Space

"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!"

Time

"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."

Chance

"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 I was really, it was the first time I had really gotten out of the Minnesota area to speak of."

Time

"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 forward to some new perspectives."

Travel

"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."

Space Exploration

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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 a half, sometimes two weeks in orbit and you're used to the things happening slowly in space."

Author Name

Personal Development

"Rendezvous day is the third day of our mission, and that's a big day for us."

Author Name

Personal Development

"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 the orbiter first and fly it for maybe 10 or 15 seconds and then hand it on over to Scooter."

Author Name

Personal Development

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"I'm looking forward to coming back, back to Earth, the landing, the views."

Earth

"I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out."

Career

"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."

People

"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 flying career."

Goal

"Those folks out in the space suits are going to be getting beat up."

Space

"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!"

Time

"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."

Chance

"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 I was really, it was the first time I had really gotten out of the Minnesota area to speak of."

Time

"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 forward to some new perspectives."

Travel

"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."

Space Exploration