Former space shuttle, space station astronaut Alan Poindexter dies in jet ski mishap

A retired astronaut was killed after his son crashed into his jet ski with the one he was riding.

Captain Alan G. Poindexter, 51, was on a jet ski with his 22-year-old son yesterday afternoon when his 26-year-old son crashed into them with another one.
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Following military service, he was selected by NASA in 1998. He made his first trip into space in 2002 to the International Space Station.
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Poindexter piloted the Atlantis space shuttle in 2008.
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lizzybeth said:

That's so sad. I feel so bad for all of his family but especially the 26 year old son. I really wish they hadn't headlined it that way. This young man shouldn't be made to feel even more responsible for his father's death.

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