Army astronaut to answer publicly submitted questions from space station

Jun 11, 2009

By NASA/Army

Story Highlights

  • U.S. Army Col. Timothy Kopra is slated to launch on Saturday's shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
  • Kopra is one of four active Army astronauts in the SMDC/ARSTRAT detachment
Army Astronaut Tim Kopra

Photo credit NASA


U.S. Army Col. Timothy Kopra is slated to launch on Saturday's shuttle mission to the International Space Station.

Want to know what it's like to be an U.S. Army astronaut? Here's a chance to find out!

The Army has set up a special Web site for the public to ask Army astronaut Col. Timothy Kopra a question.

Col. Timothy Kopra is slated to launch on Saturday's shuttle mission to the International Space Station, where he will remain as a flight engineer for Expedition 20 - now ongoing - throughout the next six months.

Kopra is one of four active Army astronauts in the detachment belonging to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command.

To ask Kopra a question go to: http://www.goarmy.com/space.

To find out more about Army astronauts go to: http://www.facebook.com/usarmyastronauts.