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Alan G. Poindexter

1961 - 2012

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan G. Poindexter is the 466th most popular astronaut (down from 301st in 2024), the 15,725th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,451st in 2019) and the 250th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Alan G. Poindexter ranks 466 out of 556. Before him are Mark L. Polansky, Dominic A. Antonelli, Gregory Chamitoff, Mark N. Brown, David C. Hilmers, and Wendy B. Lawrence. After him are K. Megan McArthur, Richard R. Arnold, Philippe Perrin, Robert Curbeam, Jasmin Moghbeli, and Sherwood C. Spring.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Alan G. Poindexter ranks 771. Before him are Luis Flores, Javier Imbroda, Janet Jones, Christian Keglevits, Kokichi Kimura, and Christa Kinshofer. After him are Rolf Thorsen, Ingo Appelt, Manfred Deckert, Carlos Estrada, Derek Harper, and Ben Davis. Among people deceased in 2012, Alan G. Poindexter ranks 507. Before him are Arnaldo Mesa, Anthony Bevilacqua, Mary Tamm, Michael Dokes, John Ingle, and James Abdnor. After him are Jonathan Frid, Peter Åslin, Alex Alves, Mika Yamamoto, Leslie Carter, and Miki Roqué.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan G. Poindexter ranks 15,732 out of 20,380. Before him are Harriet Miers (1945), Wendy B. Lawrence (1959), Tatiana Santo Domingo (1983), Diego Corrales (1977), Mike Rounds (1954), and Vinnie Johnson (1956). After him are Candace Owens (1989), Sybil Ludington (1761), Jess Harnell (1963), Alden Ehrenreich (1989), Steve Riddick (1951), and Azealia Banks (1991).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Alan G. Poindexter ranks 250. Before him are Brian Duffy (1953), Mark L. Polansky (1956), Dominic A. Antonelli (1967), Mark N. Brown (1951), David C. Hilmers (1950), and Wendy B. Lawrence (1959). After him are K. Megan McArthur (1971), Richard R. Arnold (1963), Robert Curbeam (1962), Sherwood C. Spring (1944), Steven Smith (1958), and William F. Readdy (1952).

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