Alan G. Poindexter
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Alan Goodwin 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.
Alan G. Poindexter
Crew poster for STS-131
Poindexter (left) in the Shuttle Mission Simulator, 2009
The crew of STS-131 pose in front of the Shuttle orbiter after the mission. Commander Poindexter first from the right side.
STS-131
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STS-131 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Space Shuttle Discovery launched on April 5, 2010, at 6:21 am from LC-39A, and landed at 9:08 am on April 20, 2010, on runw
Alan G. Poindexter
…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. Poindexter was born to John Poindexter and Linda Poindexter in Pasadena, California, and grew up in Rockville, Maryland, which he considered to be his…
Canadarm2 grapples the MPLM Leonardo in Discovery's payload bay, prior to berthing
Seated: James Dutton (left) Alan Poindexter (right), Standing (l-r): Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Naoko Yamazaki (JAXA) and Clayton AndersonSpace Shuttle program← STS-130STS-132 →
LMC with ATAs STS-131. Note that the MISSE-6 FSE return was deferred to STS-133.
The first time four women were in space at the same time.