Tony Antonelli | |
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 Antonelli in November 2000 | |
| Born | Dominic Anthony Antonelli (1967-08-23)August 23, 1967 (age 58) |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology(BS) University of Washington(MS) |
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| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Commander,USN |
Time in space | 24d 13h 58m |
| Selection | NASA Group 18 (2000) |
| Missions | STS-119 STS-132 |
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Dominic Anthony "Tony" Antonelli (born August 23, 1967)[1] is a retiredNASAastronaut. Antonelli was born inDetroit,Michigan, but was raised in bothIndiana andNorth Carolina.[2] He is married and has two children.[2]
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 Science inaeronautics andastronautics.[2] He later attended theUniversity of Washington, earning aMaster of Science in aeronautics and astronautics.[2]
Antonelli served as a fleetNaval Aviator andLanding Signal Officer aboard the aircraft carrierUSS Nimitz with the Blue Diamonds (VFA-146), flyingF/A-18C Hornets 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).
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-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 theInternational Space Station. Antonelli was assigned as pilot on theSTS-132 mission, launched on May 14, 2010. The mission saw the delivery of the RussianMini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1) to theInternational Space Station.
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