TIMOTHY L. KOPRA (COLONEL, U. S.

ARMY,
RET.)
NASA ASTRONAUT

Who does he work for?

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National

Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA.

What did he study? Where?

He studied in McCallum High School, Austin,

Texas, 1981. Bachelor of Science, United States
Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1985.
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995. Master of Strategic Studies, U.S.
Army War College, 2006. Masters of Business Administration, Columbia
University and London Business School, 2013.

Where is he from? Is he married?

He is from Austin, Texas, United States. He is married to the former

Dawn Lehman of Lewisburg, Kentucky. They have two children.

What is he doing on the space station?

He is Commander on Expedition 47, beginning March 2016. He is

scheduled to return to Earth May 2016. During Expedition 47,
researchers will investigate spaceflights effect on the musculoskeletal
system, the ability of tablets to dissolve in microgravity and how robotics
can make exercise equipment smaller to minimize space dedicated to
equipment and leave more room for crew during a long-duration mission.
Investigations like these demonstrate how space station crews help
advance NASA's journey to Mars while making discoveries that can
benefit all of humanity

What does he do when he isnt working?

He enjoys running, swimming, reading, home improvement projects, and

spending time with family and friends. His mother, Martha Kopra, resides
in Austin, Texas. His father, Dr. Lennart Kopra, is deceased. Dawns
parents, Charles and Betty Lehman, reside in Lewisburg, Kentucky.

What does he think about?

Work in space, is the best thing that happened to me, "I think I'll spend
the rest of my life trying to understand what I saw here for six months. It
has become a routine approach the window before going to sleep. The

view is inspiring and beyond comprehension. "Being in space, made love

more down to earth, he loves the earth.