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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.
Aug 8, 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.
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.
NASA astronaut Capt. Alan G. Poindexter, a former Rockville resident, is the commander of the next space shuttle mission. He will serve aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, which is expected to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 5 en route to the International Space Station.
Alan Goodwin "Dex" Poindexter (November 5, 1961 – July 1, 2012) was an American naval officer and a NASA astronaut. Poindexter was born to John Poindexter and Linda Poindexter in Pasadena, California, and grew up in Rockville, Maryland, which he considered to be his hometown.
Nov 28, 2007 · A portrait of NASA astronaut Alan G. Poindexter, veteran space shuttle pilot and commander. (Image credit: NASA) NAME: Alan G. Poindexter (Commander, U.S. Navy)
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Jul 3, 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.
