Daniel M. Tani
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| Country: | United States |
| Organization: | NASA |
| selected on | May 1, 1996 (16th NASA Group) |
| Calls: | 2 space flights |
| Start of the first space flight: |
December 5, 2001 |
| Landing of the last space flight: |
February 20, 2008 |
| Time in space: | 131d 18h 02min |
| EVA inserts: | 6th |
| EVA total duration: | 39h 11min |
| retired on | August 2012 |
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Daniel Michio Tani (born February 1, 1961 in Ridley Park , Pennsylvania , USA ) is a former American astronaut . Tani received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984 and a master’s degree four years later . After receiving his bachelor's degree, he worked for two years as a designer at Hughes Aircraft in the Space and Communications Group in California . Tani then worked for the consulting firm Bolt Beranek and Newman in Cambridge ( Massachusetts ) and then for Orbital Sciences (OSC) in Dulles ( Virginia ). At OSC he was responsible for the upper level TOS, which transported the ACTS satellite (Advanced Communications Technology Satellite) into orbit in 1993. Tani worked closely with NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) during the STS-51 space shuttle mission . Tani then worked on the development of the Pegasus rocket at OSC.
Astronaut activity
In April 1996, he was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA. After training as a mission specialist at the JSC, he took on tasks in the IT department of the astronauts office in 1998, as well as in the preparation of space missions . He also looked after the astronauts of the ISS Expedition 2 in the support teams .
STS-108
On December 5, 2001, he flew as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavor to the International Space Station (ISS). STS-108 brought the crew of ISS Expedition 4 to the ISS and picked up the Expedition 3 space travelers again. With the multi-purpose logistics module Raffaello, over three tons of supplies and science experiments were brought to the space station. During the twelve-day flight, Tani also undertook a four-hour spacecraft activity to attach insulation mats to the solar panels.
ISS expedition 16
Tani was assigned to the ISS Expedition 16 for a six-week short stay as a flight engineer on the International Space Station. It took off on October 23, 2007 on board STS-120 and was scheduled to return to Earth on STS-122 in mid-December . Technical problems led to the shuttle mission being postponed for two months. So Tani's stay at the station lasted four months. He landed with STS-122 on February 20, 2008.
According to NASA
In August 2012, Tani retired from the astronaut program and became vice president of Orbital Sciences (OSC) in Dulles, Virginia.
Private
Tani and his wife Jane have three children. His mother died on December 19, 2007 while on the ISS.
See also
- List of spacemen
- List of space shuttle missions
- List of manned space flights
- List of manned missions to the International Space Station
Web links
- Short biography of Daniel M. Tani at spacefacts.de
- NASA biography of Daniel M. Tani (English; PDF)
- Biography of Daniel M. Tani in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
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| SURNAME | Tani, Daniel M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tani, Daniel Michio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ridley Park , Pennsylvania |