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 retiredNASA astronaut.Antonelli was born inDetroit,Michigan,but was raised in bothIndianaandNorth Carolina.^[2]He is married and has two children.^[2]

Education[edit]

Antonelli graduated from Douglas Byrd High School inFayetteville, North Carolina.^[2]He went on to attend theMassachusetts Institute of Technology,where he earned aBachelor of Scienceinaeronauticsandastronautics.^[2]He later attended theUniversity of Washington,earning aMaster of Scienceinaeronauticsandastronautics.^[2]

Military career[edit]

Antonelli served as a fleetNaval AviatorandLanding Signal Officeraboard the aircraft carrierUSSNimitzwith the Blue Diamonds (VFA-146), flyingF/A-18CHornets in support ofOperation 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 theU.S. Air Force Test Pilot School(Navy Exchange Pilot).

NASA career[edit]

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 theSTS-119mission^[3]which launched on March 15, 2009. The flight delivered the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and truss element to theInternational Space Station.Antonelli was assigned as pilot on theSTS-132mission, launched on May 14, 2010. The mission saw the delivery of the RussianMini-Research Module 1(MRM-1) to theInternational Space Station.

Awards and honors[edit]

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

References[edit]

^Astronaut Biography: Dominic Antonellispacefacts.de.Retrieved July 12, 2011.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e"DOMINIC A. ANTONELLI (COMMANDER, USN, RET)"(PDF).NASA. July 2016.RetrievedJanuary 8,2021.
^NASA (2007)."NASA Assigns Crew for Final Solar Array Delivery to Station".NASA. Archived fromthe originalon October 21, 2007.RetrievedOctober 19,2007.

External links[edit]

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

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

[crewlist-3] NASA (2007)."NASA Assigns Crew for Final Solar Array Delivery to Station".NASA. Archived fromthe originalon October 21, 2007.RetrievedOctober 19,2007.

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