Dominic A. Antonelli

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Dominic A. Antonelli
Dominic A. Antonelli
NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Active
Born August 23, 1967
Detroit, Michigan
Other occupation Test Pilot
Rank Commander, USN
Selection 2000 NASA Group
Missions

Dominic Anthony "Tony" Antonelli is a NASA astronaut. On October 19, 2007, NASA announced that he will be the pilot of STS-119, scheduled for November, 2008.[1]

Born in Detroit, Michigan. Raised in Indiana and North Carolina. Married with two children. Interests include snow boarding and NASCAR. Graduated from Douglas Byrd High School, Fayetteville, North Carolina; B.S., Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington.

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[edit] Military career

Antonelli served as a fleet Naval Aviator and Landing Signal Officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz with the Blue Diamonds, Strike Fighter Squadron 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).

[edit] 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 is cirrently assigned as pilot on the STS-119 mission, targeted for launch in December 2008. The flight will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and truss element to the International Space Station.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ NASA (2007). NASA Assigns Crew for Final Solar Array Delivery to Station. NASA. Retrieved on October 19, 2007.

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