Carey Rockwell is not an actual person, but a pseudonym used by the authors of the "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" series, a series of science fiction novels for young readers. The series was written by a group of writers hired by the book packager Grosset & Dunlap. The true identity of the individuals behind the pseudonym Carey Rockwell is not publicly known, as the authors were hired to work collectively on the series.