My Unlikely Journey to the Hubble Space Telescope: Meet NASA Astronaut Duane "Digger" Carey

Program Type:

Beyond Books, STEAM/STEM

Age Group:

Everyone
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Program Description

Event Details

Join us for an out of this world event with astronaut Duane "Digger" Carey. 

In 2002 he served as pilot on STS-109 Columbia.  Columbia was the fourth Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. The crew of STS-109 successfully upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope, leaving it with a new power unit, a new camera and new solar arrays. HST servicing and upgrade was accomplished by four crewmembers during a total of 5 EVAs in 5 consecutive days. The space walkers were assisted by crewmates inside Space Shuttle Columbia. Carey also helped document the EVA activities with video and still images. STS-109 orbited the Earth 165 times, and covered 3.9 million miles in over 262 hours!

Mr. Carey will share highlights from his career with NASA and the importance of math, science, education, teamwork, and setting goals!

All ages are welcome to this fun program!  You can also watch via live stream on Zoom with the following link: https://bit.ly/3MfyUDh

Also, be sure to check out displays from our Growing Beyond Earth program teens. They've been doing REAL research for NASA!

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