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Alan Poindexter | |
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| Born | Alan Goodwin Poindexter November 5, 1961 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 2012 (aged 50) Pensacola Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | Dex |
| Education | Pensacola State College (AS) Georgia Institute of Technology (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 27d 21h 9m |
| Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
| Missions | STS-122 STS-131 |
Mission insignia |   |
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.