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Personal: Male. Born in Austin, Texas, USA. US Army US Army

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: NASA Group 18 - 2000. Active Entered space service: 26 July 2000.

OFFICIAL NASA BIOGRAPHY

NAME: Timothy L. Kopra, Major, USA, Mission Specialist

BIRTHDATE/PLACE: April 9, 1963 - Austin, TX

RESIDENCE WHEN RECRUITED: Seabrook, TX

EDUCATION: McCallum High School, Austin, TX, 1981; B.S., Computer Science, U.S. Military Academy, 1985; M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995.

POSITION WHEN RECRUITED: Vehicle Integration Test Officer U.S. Army NASA Detachment NASA-Johnson Space Center Houston, TX

27 July 2000 - NASA Astronaut Training Group 18 selected.. The group was selected to provide pilot, engineer, and scientist astronauts for space shuttle flights.. Qualifications: Pilots: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics. Advanced degree desirable. At least 1,000 flight-hours of pilot-in-command time. Flight test experience desirable. Excellent health. Vision minimum 20/50 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 vision; maximum sitting blood pressure 140/90. Height between 163 and 193 cm.

Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. Seven pilots and ten mission specialists; 14 men and 3 women.