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  AMA PRESENTS "BRIGHTER IMAGE AWARD" TO SPACE SHUTTLE PILOT DUANE CAREY
Duane G. Digger" Carey is the latest recipient of the AMA Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award.
"Duane Carey, as a long-time motorcyclist, wins special admiration from those of us who share his passion for riding, and he's most deserving of this award." Prior to the mission, Carey asked the AMA for an item to take with him into space.
Carey, 44, has logged over 3,700 hours in more than 35 different types of aircraft as an Air Force test pilot.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2002/05/08/140058.html   (355 words)

  
  Duane G. Carey -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Carey received his commission from the (additional info and facts about Reserve Officer Training Corps) Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1981 and graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1983.
Carey was selected as an astronaut candidate by (An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight) NASA in April 1996.
Initially, Carey was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Spacecraft Systems/Operations Branch.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/du/duane_g._carey.htm   (568 words)

  
 Duane G. Carey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Duane G. "Digger" Carey (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF), former NASA Astronaut.
Carey received his commission from the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1981 and graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1983.
Carey was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in April 1996.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duane_Carey   (453 words)

  
 CNN.com - Aboard Columbia: Duane Carey - March 5, 2002
Duane Carey: "Probably the closest parallel I can make is was when I was deployed to the Middle East, getting ready to fly in the Gulf War."
Carey is also shooting video and still pictures on the mission and serving as one of two mission medics.
Carey: On the last mission, Hubble needed attention and it was a rescue mission.
archives.cnn.com /2002/TECH/space/03/05/columbia.carey.intvu   (951 words)

  
 AMA News:Veteran astronaut Duane Carey leaves space to see the world
Carey plans to begin a motorcycle tour of the United States and eventually the world, camping along the way.
Selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996, Carey served as pilot of Space Shuttle mission STS-109 in 2002, a maintenance flight to the Hubble Space Telescope.
"Duane is an exceptional Shuttle pilot, but years ago he was bitten by the motorcycle touring bug, and he always wanted to return to near-Earth exploration of our country aboard a motorcycle," said Ken Bowersox, Director of Flight Crew Operations.
www.ama-cycle.org /news/2004/Carey.asp   (648 words)

  
 Duane G. Carey Information
Duane Gene "Digger" Carey (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF), former NASA Astronaut.
Carey received his commission from the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1981 and graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1983.
Carey was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in April 1996.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Duane_G._Carey   (439 words)

  
 Life with Duane
Duane had to be banned from the bathroom because he was being OCD on every piece of tile I laid.
Duane was pouty the whole day because he doesn't like carving pumpkins (and he wasn't feeling well).
Duane cut a ton of tile on Sunday, but we still have a few pieces to go.
hersheyfrogs.blogspot.com   (840 words)

  
 AEM Alumnus Duane Carey Flies Space Shuttle Columbia
Duane Carey graduated from Highland Park High School, St. Paul, Minnesota in 1975; received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis in 1981 and 1982.
After he completed his studies, Carey joined the U.S. Air Force and served as a fighter pilot in the Persian Gulf War and later as a test pilot and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
On his flight, Duane Carey carried a banner that was created by the Department to honor his alma mater.
www.aem.umn.edu /info/update/2001-02/DCarey-shuttle.shtml   (345 words)

  
 CNEWS Science - From motorcycle bum to space shuttle pilot: One astronaut's story
Carey so appreciated all the charitable Americans he'd met during his travels, and the ease with which he'd found work, that he decided to pay back his country through the military.
Carey got his engineering degree in 3½ years and went on for a master's in the early '80s.
Carey took into orbit an American Motorcyclist Association flag, which he delivered - by motorcycle - to the group's Ohio headquarters in May. It is on display along with his old AMA membership card, which also accompanied him in space.
www.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Science/2002/10/04/1343.html   (1395 words)

  
 AMA News:Veteran astronaut Duane Carey leaves space to see the world
Carey plans to begin a motorcycle tour of the United States and eventually the world, camping along the way.
Selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996, Carey served as pilot of Space Shuttle mission STS-109 in 2002, a maintenance flight to the Hubble Space Telescope.
"Duane is an exceptional Shuttle pilot, but years ago he was bitten by the motorcycle touring bug, and he always wanted to return to near-Earth exploration of our country aboard a motorcycle," said Ken Bowersox, Director of Flight Crew Operations.
www.amadirectlink.com /news/2004/Carey.asp   (648 words)

  
 Museum News: Carey to host induction ceremony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Duane Carey, center, and his wife, Cheryl, present to AMA President Robert Rasor the AMA banner that flew in space in 2002.
Carey, an avid motorcyclist, served as pilot aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS109 in 2002.
Carey has since retired from NASA and recently visited the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, along with his wife, Cheryl, while touring the country.
www.motorcyclemuseum.org /news/2005/Carey.asp   (296 words)

  
 endorsements for Duane Sand US Congress, ND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Duane Sand served on active duty in the U.S. Navy from 1984 to 1999 - and was recalled to active duty from 2001 to 2003.
Admiral Carey responded “North Dakota is home to 28,472 military veterans and an equally significant number of men and women, both active duty and Guard and Reserve who serve in the military today.
Duane Sand has the experience, the know-how, and the ability to hit the ground running and succeed the day the new Congress is convened.
www.duanesand.com /endorsements_nd.html   (870 words)

  
 Motorcycling Astronaut To Carry AMA Banner Into Space
Carey was introduced to motorcycles by his stepfather, Claire Pastorius, who owned a BSA 650.
For his part, Carey is about to put his years of training to use, embarking on an adventure of the rarest kind.
Duane Carey is not the first AMA member to ride the space shuttle into orbit.
www.wherethepoweris.com /news_article.asp?id=1552   (1722 words)

  
 Air Force Times - News - More News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Duane “Digger” Carey, 47, is retiring from NASA and the military to purse his dream for his wife, Cheryl, and himself to see the country from the seat of a motorcycle.
On the road, Carey will be talking with people about the importance of space flight.
Carey joined the Air Force in 1981 and flew operational A-10s and F-16s before becoming a test pilot and joining NASA in 1`996.
www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-471690.php   (204 words)

  
 CNEWS Space - From motorcycle bum to space shuttle pilot
Carey got his engineering degree in 31/2 years and went on for a master's in the early 1980s.
Carey took into orbit an American Motorcyclist Association flag, which he delivered -- by motorcycle -- to the group's Ohio headquarters in May. It is on display along with his old AMA membership card, which also accompanied him in space.
The Careys hop on his motorcycle every Sunday morning in Houston and ride a couple hundred miles to get breakfast, "just so we don't forget how to do that." During a family vacation to St. Paul over the summer, his wife drove the car -- and Carey rode his bike.
www.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Space/2002/10/07/1458.html   (1380 words)

  
 Astronaut Biography: Duane (Digger) Carey 10/2004
NASA EXPERIENCE: Carey was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in April 1996.
Initially, Carey was initially assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Spacecraft Systems/Operations Branch and later on served as a Shuttle CAPCOM in Mission Control.
Carey also helped document the EVA activities with video and still images.
www.jsc.nasa.gov /Bios/htmlbios/carey.html   (411 words)

  
 The journey that matters: UMNnews: U of M.
University alum Duane Carey and the STS-109 crew pose in front of the Space Shuttle Columbia shortly after returning to earth in March, 2002.
Carey, the pilot of the mission, is third from the right.
Still, at age 45 and at the height of both his career and, literally, the universe, Carey hasn't forgotten the other goal he set--going back on the road with his wife.
www1.umn.edu /umnnews/Feature_Stories/The_journey_that_matters.html   (654 words)

  
 NASA - Veteran NASA Astronauts Horowitz and Carey Retire
After fulfilling his dream to pilot a Space Shuttle and see the world from space, Duane Carey is pursuing another dream to see the world from the open road.
Selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996, Carey was the pilot for Space Shuttle mission STS-109 in 2002, a maintenance flight to the Hubble Space Telescope.
"Duane is an exceptional Shuttle pilot, but years ago he was bitten by the motorcycle touring bug, and he always wanted to return to near-Earth exploration of our country aboard a motorcycle," Bowersox said.
www.nasa.gov /home/hqnews/2004/oct/HQ_m04168_horowitz_carey.html   (649 words)

  
 AMA News: Space Shuttle Pilot Duane Carey brings back the AMA flag from orbit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Carey's wife, Cheryl, Carey and Rasor stand in front of the display case that will house the flag and other STS-109 memorabilia.
Carey also had a chance to retire his old AMA card.
Carey described the trip into outer space as the most intense ride of his life.
www.amadirectlink.com /news/AstroVisit.asp   (899 words)

  
 Shuttle pilot carries AMA flag into space   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Duane G. Carey, pilot of Space Shuttle Mission STS-109, is carrying into space a unique flag bearing the emblem of the AMA.
Carey, a 24-year AMA member and an avid motorcyclist, asked the AMA last year for an item to take with him into space.
Carey, 44, has logged over 3,700 hours in more than 35 different types of aircraft as an Air Force test pilot.
www.womenandmotorcycling.com /releases/2002/A02009.asp   (187 words)

  
 Jason Sanford / southern writer of fiction, essays and poetry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
To Carey, both messages are opposite sides of the same coin--only by experiencing life can one see the true power of learning.
When Carey was growing up in St. Paul, he was not a great student.
First, Carey and his wife Cheryl, who shared his love of motorcycling, set a goal of going back on the road as soon as they could.
www.storysouth.com /jasonsanford/astronaut.html   (749 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - SI Writers - B. Duane Cross - Inside NASCAR - B. Duane Cross: Carey to lead national sing-a-long - Tuesday ...
Carey's talents will be on national stage at Daytona
Carey sang the national anthem before last year's Super Bowl.
Duane Cross is a senior producer for CNNSI.com.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /inside_game/duane_cross/news/2003/01/14/carey_daytona   (585 words)

  
 Duane G. Carey :: Nasa Astronaut
Pilot Duane "Digger" Carey has logged over 3700 hours in more than 35 types of aircraft.
In 1991, Carey was selected to attend the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Carey is a member of the National Space Society, the Air Force Association.
sm3b.gsfc.nasa.gov /mission-critical/shut-crew-bios/bio_carey.html   (226 words)

  
 NASA - Astronaut 'Digger' Carey Trades Shuttle for Motorcycle
After fulfilling one dream to pilot a Space Shuttle and see the world from space, Astronaut Duane G. "Digger" Carey has left NASA to pursue another -- to see the planet up close from the open road.
Carey, a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel, plans to begin a motorcycle tour of the United States and eventually the world, camping along the way.
Image right: Carey consults a reference manual on the flight deck of Columbia during the STS-109 mission in 2002.
www.nasa.gov /vision/space/features/carey_retires.html   (633 words)

  
 American Prometheus -*The American System
In opposition to the British, Duane, Carey and Torres foresaw the emergence of powerful free republics throughout the Western Hemisphere, allied and economically and militarily invincible.
Carey's political economy, adopted by his student Henry Clay and dubbed by Clay the "American System," revived the dirigistic measures of Hamilton, and now comprehended the industrial, scientific and cultural development of free republics throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Mathew Carey's son Henry C. Carey wrote economics books and pamphlets from a Christian humanist standpoint, pressing the attack against Malthus and British imperial looting policies in India and Ireland, against the British opium trade, against the spread of negro slavery, proposing the harmony of interests of capital and labor, and of North and South.
members.tripod.com /~american_almanac/prometh1.htm   (9818 words)

  
 Phantom Photography Concert Photography: Little Texas Interview
Duane: Well, it’s almost done; it’s what we’re going to be doing for the rest of the month pretty much, finishing it up.
Duane: Carey Rice was our fan club President, she did our web site and she was a fan since she was a teenager.
Duane: We were at the YO Ranch down there in Mountain Home Texas doing a benefit that they do every year there.
phantomphotography.com /I_LittleTexas.html   (1057 words)

  
 Carey
With the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting high overhead, the shuttle Columbia lifted off this morning on a complex mission to replace and upgrade key telescope systems through five challenging spacewalks.
In its morning mail, the crew received news that mission managers are optimistic the full mission will go forward as planned in spite of low flow in a shuttle cooling line.
The crewmembers onboard Columbia - Altman, Pilot Duane Carey and Mission Specialists...
www.astronautix.com /astros/carey.htm   (2049 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Europe | Pope set for his 25th milestone
Among those presented to the Pope today was a group of Shuttle astronauts from the United States.
Wearing his blue Nasa overalls, Duane Carey told me that as a Catholic, it was a special moment to meet John Paul II.
Duane Carey said the Pope was "very impressive"
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3194102.stm   (584 words)

  
 'School is the key,' astronaut tells kids Pioneer Press, The - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It was perfect weather Thursday for former astronaut Duane Carey's return to Highland Park Senior High, and he started the morning on the launch pad.
The 1975 Highland Park grad and former space shuttle pilot was observing students blasting off rockets on the fields across from the St. Paul school.
Carey, 48, retired from NASA about a year and a half ago, and he and his wife have been traveling the country by motorcycle for the past year speaking to students about the importance of taking challenging science...
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_kmtpp/is_200604/ai_n16246154   (221 words)

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