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Daniel M. Tani

American astronaut
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Daniel M. Tani
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
February 1, 1961
Place of birth
Ridley Park
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
astronaut, engineer
Employer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration[6]
Educated at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Glenbard East High School[7][8]
Award received
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", NASA Distinguished Service Medal[9][10]
Part of
NASA Astronaut Group 16[12]
Family name
Tani[13]
Given name
Daniel[14]
Member of the crew of
Expedition 16, STS-122, STS-108, STS-120[17][18][19][20]
Name in native language
Daniel Michio Tani[15]
Time in space
+189725[16]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 11
ISNI
0000000036400496
VIAF cluster ID
60947812
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2005016606
FAST ID
1607181
Freebase ID
/m/0318vq
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0318vq
JRC Names ID
199748
NASA biographical ID
tani
Prabook ID
1372493
WikiTree person ID
Tani-16
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJymyVkf43QF8dtMQ7ppT3

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🔗 Connections
Astronaut mission 4
STS-122, STS-120, STS-108, Expedition 16
← Crew members 4
STS-122, STS-120, STS-108, Expedition 16
Award received 2
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Occupation 2
astronaut, engineer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Employer 1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Given name 1
Daniel
Instance of 1
human
Part of 1
NASA Astronaut Group 16
Place of birth 1
Ridley Park
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Daniel M. Tani was born on February 1, 1961[1], in Ridley Park[2]. He has worked as an astronaut[3] and engineer[4].

FAQs

Where was Daniel M. Tani born?

Daniel M. Tani was born in Ridley Park[2].

What did Daniel M. Tani do for work?

Daniel M. Tani worked as an astronaut[3] and engineer[4].

Where did Daniel M. Tani go to school?

Daniel M. Tani was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7] and Glenbard East High School[8].

What awards did Daniel M. Tani receive?

Honors received include Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"[9] and NASA Distinguished Service Medal[10].

Related Entities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . nasa.gov. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov. searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . nasa.gov. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 27w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time in space → 189,725 minute
    Family name → Tani
    Award received → Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", NASA Distinguished Service Medal
    Instance of → human
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Member of the crew of: Expedition 16, batch #257287"
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