After attending D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School in Littleton, Colorado, he graduated from the University of San Diego in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering with minors in physics and mathematics.

[3] Following graduation from USNTPS, Dominick was designated a test pilot and was assigned to VX-23, based out of NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.

There, he served as a developmental flight test project officer on numerous programs, including MAGIC CARPET, Joint Precision Approach & Landing Systems and Infrared Search and Track Pod.

[5] In June 2017, Dominick was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 22 and began his two-year training.

[3] Photography is one of Dominick’s hobbies, during his time on the ISS his images of weather phenomena, storms, spacecraft and his creative ways of capturing everyday life on the station garnered media attention.