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Alan Goodwin "Dex" Poindexter (November 5, 1961 – July 1, 2012) 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.
8 Ogo 2012 · Alan G. Poindexter. Astronaut Alan “Dex” Poindexter joined fellow Space Shuttle commanders and crewmembers at the Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center recently to welcome Discovery to its new home in the Smithsonian. Poindexter commanded the next-to-last Discovery mission, STS-131, in 2010.
28 Nov 2007 · A portrait of NASA astronaut Alan G. Poindexter, veteran space shuttle pilot and commander. (Image credit: NASA)
ALAN G. POINDEXTER (CAPTAIN, USN) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born November 5, 1961, in Pasadena, California, but considered Rockville, Maryland, to be his hometown. Died on July 1, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their two children.
3 Jul 2012 · NASA is mourning the death of retired astronaut Alan Poindexter, who was killed Sunday July 1 in a tragic jet ski accident while vacationing with his family.
2 Jul 2012 · Former astronaut Alan "Dex" Poindexter, 50, a space shuttle commander who flew twice into space, died Sunday (July 1) after being injured in a water sports accident in Florida, NASA has...
3 Jul 2012 · NASA officials and astronauts around the world are mourning the death of retired space shuttle commander Alan Poindexter, a two-time space shuttle flier who died Sunday (July 1) in a tragic jet...
