Matthew Dominick

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Matthew Dominick
NASA astronaut and spacecraft commander
RankCommander, USN
Time in space
Currently in space
SelectionNASA Group 22 (2017)
MissionsSpaceX Crew-8 (Expedition 70/71)
Mission insignia

Matthew Stuart Dominick (born December 7, 1981;

ISS aboard the SpaceX Crew-8 mission.[1]

Early life and education

Matthew Stuart Dominick was born on December 7, 1981, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado to Donald and Rhonda Dominick. He graduated from D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School in Littleton, Colorado. In 2005, he received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering at the University of San Diego with minors in physics and mathematics, and was a member of the Navy ROTC and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.[2][3]

Military career

Following his graduation from the University of San Diego, Dominick was commissioned as an

U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.[2]

Following graduation from USNTPS, Dominick was designated a test pilot and was assigned to

E-2C Hawkeye, and F-35C Lightning II. At the time of his selection as an Astronaut, Dominick was serving as Department Head with VFA-115, based out of Atsugi, Japan.[2]

His promotion to Navy commander was approved on June 27, 2019, and made effective on September 1, 2020.[4]

NASA career

In June 2017, Dominick was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 22, and began his two-year training. At the time of his selection, Dominick was at sea on the USS Ronald Reagan.[2][5][6] He is the commander of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the ISS.[7]

Personal life

Dominick and his wife, Faith, have two daughters.[2]

Awards and honors

Dominick was the 2015 Naval Test Wing Atlantic Test Pilot of the Year and a Member of the 2015 Department of the Navy Test Team of the Year. He has received three

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Society of Flight Test Engineers, and the Tailhook Association.[2]

References

  1. ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 - NASA". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Garcia, Mark (February 7, 2018). "Astronaut Candidate Matthew Dominick". NASA. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Matthew Stuart Dominick". Biographies of U.S. Astronauts. Spacefacts. April 18, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Active Duty Promotions to the Permanent Grades of Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Commander, Lieutenant and Chief Warrant Officers in the Line and Staff Corps". U.S. Navy. August 20, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. CBS Broadcasting
    . Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Dobrin, Isabel (June 8, 2017). ""It's incredibly humbling": Two NASA astronaut candidates with local ties are over the moon". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Space Station Assignments Out for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission". August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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