Background
Kopra, Timothy L. was born on April 9, 1963 in Austin, Texas, United States. Daughter of Lennart L. and Martha A. Kopra.
Kopra, Timothy L. was born on April 9, 1963 in Austin, Texas, United States. Daughter of Lennart L. and Martha A. Kopra.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1985. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995. Master in Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, 2006.
Received communications as 2nd lieutenant United States Military Academy, 1985. Army aviator, 1986; aeroscount platoon leader, troop executive officer, squadron adjutant 101st Airbourne Division Air Cavalry Squadron, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Assigned to 3rd Armored Division, Hanau, Germany, 1990.
Deployed to Southwest Asia, serving Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Attack helicopter company Commander, operations officer Germany. Experimental test pilot United States Army Aviation Technology Test Center.
Vehicle integration test engineer National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1998, astronaut, since 2000. Back-up crew member Expeditions 16 and 17. Assigned to Expedition 19.
Flight engineer Expedition 20, 2009. Crew member STS-127 Mission (Endeavour), 2009. Mission specialist STS-133-Final Flight of Discovery, 2010.
Member of West Point Society Greater Houston, United States Military Academy Association Graduates, American Helicopter Society, Army Aviation Association America, Society Experimental Test Pilots, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Dawn Kaye Lehman. 2 children.