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Daniel M. Tani

Retired· NASA · American

Daniel M. Tani

Daniel M. Tani is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. Although born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, he considers Lombard, Illinois, to be his hometown...

Spaceflights

2

Time in space

131days

Spacewalks

6

Spacewalking

39 h 31 m

in total

Spacewalks

Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 8 hours

STS-108 EVA
Dec 10, 2001
4 h 32 m
STS-120 EVA 2
Oct 28, 2007
6 h 33 m
Expedition 16 EVA 2
Nov 20, 2007
7 h 16 m
Expedition 16 EVA 3
Nov 24, 2007
7 h 04 m
Expedition 16 EVA 4
Dec 18, 2007
6 h 56 m
Expedition 16 EVA 5
Jan 30, 2008
7 h 10 m

0 h2 h4 h6 h8 h

Flights

Success· Flight 2

STS-120

Launched: Oct 23, 2007 · 15:38 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Feb 20, 2008

Crewmates

Pamela MelroyNASA
George D. ZamkaNASA
Douglas H. WheelockNASA
Paolo NespoliESA
Stephanie WilsonNASA
Scott E. ParazynskiNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-108

Launched: Dec 5, 2001 · 22:19 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Dec 17, 2001

Crewmates

Dominic L. Pudwill GorieNASA
Mark KellyNASA
Yury OnufriyenkoRoscosmos
Carl E. WalzNASA
Daniel W. BurschNASA
Linda M. GodwinNASA

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Biography

Daniel M. Tani is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. Although born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, he considers Lombard, Illinois, to be his hometown. With Peggy Whitson, Tani conducted the 100th spacewalk on the International Space Station.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: February 1, 1961
First flight: Dec 5, 2001

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