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Alan G. Poindexter

Alan G. Poindexter

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1961-11-05

Deceased 2012-07-01

Status Deceased

Type Government

Astronaut Biography

Alan Goodwin "Dex" Poindexter was an American naval officer and a NASA astronaut. Poindexter was selected in the 1998 NASA Group (G17) and went into orbit aboard Space Shuttle missions STS-122, and STS-131.

Alan G. Poindexter's Launches

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-131

United Space Alliance
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-122

United Space Alliance
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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