Dominic A. Antonelli

Tony Antonelli
Tony Antonelli
	Antonelli in November 2000
Born	Dominic Anthony Antonelli; August 23, 1967 (age 56); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS); University of Washington (MS)
	Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Commander, USN
Time in space	24d 13h 58m
Selection	NASA Group 18 (2000)
Missions	STS-119; STS-132
Mission insignia

Dominic Anthony "Tony" Antonelli (born August 23, 1967)^[1] is a retired NASA astronaut. Antonelli was born in Detroit, Michigan, but was raised in both Indiana and North Carolina.^[2] He is married and has two children.^[2]

Education

Antonelli graduated from Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina.^[2] He went on to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in aeronautics and astronautics.^[2] He later attended the University of Washington, earning a Master of Science in aeronautics and astronautics.^[2]

Military career

Antonelli served as a fleet Naval Aviator and Landing Signal Officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz with the Blue Diamonds (VFA-146), flying F/A-18C Hornets in support of Operation Southern Watch.

Antonelli has accumulated over 3,200 hours in 41 different kinds of aircraft and has completed 273 carrier arrested landings. He is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (Navy Exchange Pilot).

NASA career

Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in July 2000, Antonelli served in various technical assignments until his assignment to a mission. He served as pilot on the STS-119 mission^[3] which launched on March 15, 2009. The flight delivered the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and truss element to the International Space Station. Antonelli was assigned as pilot on the STS-132 mission, launched on May 14, 2010. The mission saw the delivery of the Russian Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1) to the International Space Station.

Awards and honors

Navy Meritorious Service Medal
Navy Commendation Medal
Navy Achievement Medals (2)
Unit Battle Efficiency Awards (2)
CVW-9 Landing Signal Officer of the Year
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
NASA Superior Accomplishment Award
NASA Return-to-Flight Award

References

^ Astronaut Biography: Dominic Antonelli spacefacts.de. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "DOMINIC A. ANTONELLI (COMMANDER, USN, RET)" (PDF). NASA. July 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ NASA (2007). "NASA Assigns Crew for Final Solar Array Delivery to Station". NASA. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

External links

[1] Astronaut Biography: Dominic Antonelli spacefacts.de. Retrieved July 12, 2011.

[bio-2] "DOMINIC A. ANTONELLI (COMMANDER, USN, RET)" (PDF). NASA. July 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[crewlist-3] NASA (2007). "NASA Assigns Crew for Final Solar Array Delivery to Station". NASA. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

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