Alan G. Poindexter
American astronaut
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Alan Goodwin "Dex" Poindexter was an American naval officer and a NASA astronaut. Poindexter was selected in the 1998 NASA Group and went into orbit aboard Space Shuttle missions STS-122 and STS-131. Wikipedia
Born: November 5, 1961, Pasadena, CA
Died: July 1, 2012 (age 50 years), Baptist Hospital, Brent, FL
Space missions: STS-131 and STS-122
Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Parents: John Poindexter and Linda Poindexter