National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058
Biographical Data

Dominic A. Antonelli (Commander, USN)
NASA Astronaut

PERSONAL DATA:  Born in Detroit, Michigan.  Raised in Indiana and North Carolina.  Married with two children.  Interests include snow boarding and NASCAR.

EDUCATION:  Graduated from Douglas Byrd High School, Fayetteville, North Carolina; B.S., Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;  M.S., Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington.

SPECIAL HONORS:  Navy Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, NASA Return-to-Flight Award, and various service awards.

EXPERIENCE:  Antonelli served as a fleet Naval Aviator and Landing Signal Officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz with the Blue Diamonds, Strike Fighter Squadron 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 EXPERIENCE:  Selected as a pilot by NASA in 2000.  He completed 18 months of training and evaluation as an Astronaut Candidate.  Antonelli initially served in various technical assignments in support of the Astronaut Office.

Antonelli is assigned to serve as pilot on the crew of STS-132 targeted for launch in May 2010.  The flight will deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module (MRM1) to the International Space Station.

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE:  Antonelli flew his first mission in space as the pilot of STS-119 aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in March 2009.  The flight delivered the S6 Integrated Truss Segment and the final pair of power-generating solar array wings to the International Space Station.

AUGUST 2009