Background
Poindexter, Alan was born on November 5, 1961 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of John M. and Linda A. Poindexter.
Poindexter, Alan was born on November 5, 1961 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of John M. and Linda A. Poindexter.
Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, 1995.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Navy, 1986, advanced through grades to Commander. With Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel Facility, Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, Maryland. Naval aviator, Fighter Squadron 124 Naval Air Station, Miramar, California, 1988.
Wing qualified landing signal officer Fighter Squadron 211, Arabian Gulf, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Southern Watch. Test pilot, project officer Naval Strike Aircraft Test Squadron, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland, 1995, lead test pilot, F-14 Digital Flight Control Systems. Department head Fighter Squadron 32, Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia.
Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, since 1998, technical advisor Astronaut Office Shuttle Operations Branch. Pilot Atlantis STS-122 Mission to deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory to International Space Station, 2008. Commander Discovery STS-131 Mission, 2010.
Member of Society Experimental Test Pilots, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Lisa A. Pfeiffer. 2 children.