Background
UrCarey, Duane Gene Digger was born on April 30, 1957 in St. Paul.
UrCarey, Duane Gene Digger was born on April 30, 1957 in St. Paul.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, University Minnesota, 1981. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University Minnesota, 1982.
Commission lieutenant United States Air Force, 1981, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, 1998. Stationed at Torrejon Air Base, Spain, 1988—1991. Student United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1991—1992.
Experimental test pilot, 1992—1996. Astronaut candidate National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1996—1998, with spacecraft system/operations branch, since 1998. Pilot STS-109 Hubble Space Telescope Service Mission, 2002.
Member of Air Force Association, National Space Society, American Motorcyclist Association.
Married Cheryl Ann Tobritzhofer.