STS-122
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STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station, flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-122 marked the 24th shuttle mission to the ISS, and the 121st Space Shuttle flight
Canadarm2 takes Columbus from Atlantis' payload bay, ahead of its installation on the ISS
Left to right - Front row: Frick, Eyharts, Poindexter; Back row: Melvin, Walheim, Love, SchlegelSpace Shuttle program← STS-120STS-123 →
Columbus at Kennedy Space Center
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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.
STS-122
…Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch mass 121,264 kilograms (267,341 lb) Landing mass 93,536 kilograms (206,212 lb) Crew Crew size 7 Members Stephen Frick Alan G. Poindexter Leland D. Melvin Rex J. Walheim Hans Schlegel Stanley G. Love Launching Léopold Eyharts Landing Daniel M. Tani Start of mission Launch date February…
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.