12 Facts About Daniel Tani

Daniel Tani was born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, but considers Lombard, Illinois, to be his hometown.

Daniel Tani graduated from Glenbard East High School, Lombard, Illinois, in 1979, and received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984, and 1988, respectively.

In 1988, Daniel Tani joined Orbital Sciences Corporation in Dulles, Virginia, initially as a senior structures engineer, and then as the mission operations manager for the Transfer Orbit Stage .

Daniel Tani then moved to the Pegasus program at OSC as the launch operations manager.

Daniel Tani was responsible for defining, training, and leading the team of engineers who worked in the launch and control room.

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Daniel Tani performed technical duties in the Astronaut Office Computer Support Branch and Extra-Vehicular Activity Branch, and served as a Crew Support Astronaut for Expedition 2.

Daniel Tani flew on STS-108 in 2001, and logged over 11 days in space, including over 4 EVA hours in one spacewalk.

Daniel Tani performed a spacewalk to wrap thermal blankets around the ISS Solar Array Gimbals.

In May 2002, Daniel Tani served as an aquanaut on the NEEMO 2 crew aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory.

Daniel Tani completed one EVA with the crew of STS-120, and four additional spacewalks during his increment aboard the space station.

Daniel Tani left NASA in August 2012 to become the Vice President of Mission and Cargo Operations in the Advanced Programs Group of Orbital Sciences Corporation in Dulles, Virginia.

Daniel Tani is married to Jane Egan from Cork, Ireland, and enjoys golf, flying, running, tennis, music, cooking.