Former astronaut Duane "Digger" Carey speaks to a student about his 2002 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope during a colloquium at UALR on Feb. 25.

Astronaut inspires youths to pursue higher education

Duane “Digger” Carey credits education as the defining element that led a child who grew up in public housing in St. Paul, Minnesota, to a successful career as an astronaut who piloted a shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope in 2002.

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