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Then, much later, my next dream was to become an astronaut, and I was fortunate to realize that dream, also. Claude Nicollier

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We have the Fine Guidance Sensors, one of which we will exchange out of three. Another one we changed on the last servicing mission, and on the fourth servicing mission in 2003 or 2004, the third one will be exchanged. Claude Nicollier

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You can see these boxes which are covered with metal foils for thermal reasons, and they are also, most of the time, thermally controlled inside to keep reasonable temperature inside each of these containers. Claude Nicollier

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It is going to be an experiment of how it works, and I see I have all reasons to believe that it will work fine. But it's a short time. And we also have pushed the envelope here a little beyond what has been done in the past. Claude Nicollier

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As a physician and as a pilot, I think it lets me be a pretty good translator having one foot in the medical world and one foot in the flying world. Sometimes when the medical guys come in and speak medical stuff to the pilots, the pilots really don't know what they're saying. David M. Brown

Saying Good Me Speak World Sometimes Pilot Physician Think Flying Pretty Pretty Good Guys Having Foot Stuff Come Know Pilots Really Translator Lets Medical

Although as a boy I had dreamed about going into space, I had completely forgotten about that until one day I received a call from an astronaut, who suggested that I should join the program. David M. Brown

Day Space Astronaut One Day Dreamed About Join Had Until Call Although Boy Going Forgotten Should Who Received Suggested Program

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

Day Big Our Mission Rendezvous Us Third

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. Duane G. Carey

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

Myself Timing Consider Out Very Worked Fortunate Career

I worked for some very good people who have helped me along the way and actually enabled me to have the opportunity to be selected to join the Astronaut Corps. Duane G. Carey

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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. Duane G. Carey

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I could do exploration in this particular career field, and it was a goal that, even if I didn't reach it, it was so high it seemed almost impossible, but even if I didn't reach it, I would still have a good time and a very satisfying career. Duane G. Carey

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There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia. Duane G. Carey

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Because when we're in space, my job is primarily getting us there and getting us back. Duane G. Carey

Space Job Back Primarily Because Getting Us

And, I wouldn't consider myself to be a natural pilot; I've had to work at it. Duane G. Carey

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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! Duane G. Carey

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Death may simply be an alteration in consciousness, a transition for continued life in a nonmaterial form. Edgar Mitchell

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