Status: Retired
4/30/1957 –
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 3/1/2002
Last Flight: 3/1/2002
Duane Gene “Digger” Carey is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: NASA
- Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
- Founded: 1958
- Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
- Spacecraft: Orion
- Country: USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
