Alan G. Poindexter Astronaut

Alan Goodwin "Dex" Poindexter (November 5, 1961 – July 1, 2012) was an American naval officer and a NASA astronaut.

Personal facts

Alan G. Poindexter
Alias (AKA)Dex
Birth dateNovember 05, 1961
Birth place
California
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJuly 01, 2012

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Astronaut

missions
STS-122
STS-131
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusDeceased
Time in space27 days 21 hours 9 minutes

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Alan G. Poindexter on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/poindexter.html
  2. http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/poindexter_alan.htm