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My Take
Antonelli is the sort of resume that still gives me chills: military officer, engineer, and finally NASA astronaut. As a kid I idolized people who left the planet, so a path like his lands straight in that old dream. What I find compelling is the layering of qualities it demands, the engineer's precision, the officer's nerve, the discipline to be trusted with a spacecraft. Raised across Indiana and North Carolina and a father of two, he chased the edge of the sky while keeping a family grounded below. That balance of risk and responsibility is what I genuinely admire.
Overview
Dominic Anthony "Tony" Antonelli (born August 23, 1967) is a retired NASA astronaut. Antonelli was born in Detroit, Michigan, but was raised in both Indiana and North Carolina. He is married and has two children.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dominic A. Antonelli
- Name (Japanese)
- ドミニク・アントネリ
- Reading
- どみにく・あんとねり
- Born
- August 23, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- military officer / astronaut / engineer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Douglas Byrd High School
- University
- University of Washington
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.