#Tim Kopra

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FUTURE NASA CREDIBILITY IN THE TEXAS PUNK SCENE? YOU BET!! AMERICAN STYLE, BABY!!

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on future NASA astronaut Tim Kopra (to the left in both photos) playing with Austin, TX punk funk/art punk/hardcore punk band BIG BOYS, c. 1981. First shot was taken at Raul's in Austin, TX, and the second is unknown. Both photos uploaded to Reddit by "TheBlitzkid46" in 2023.

Source: www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/17rcksa.

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2024 Starlab Space LLC, the ambitious transatlantic joint venture formed between aerospace giants Voyager Space and Airbus, has officially announced its leadership lineup, introducing a cadre of accomplished professionals set to steer the company into a new era of space exploration. At the helm as CEO of Starlab Space is retired NASA astronaut and seasoned Voyager executive, Tim Kopra. Kopra's

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I actually have a few of these baddies in my jaws rn. I’ve had awful teeth for years, and it got worse in 2020 when my top left first premolar fell out. So I had full extractions and two bottom jaw implants inserted in Aug 2020 (pic 1). In late 2020 I discovered G4 by Golpa. G4 has 3 locations. Vegas, Dallas, and DC/VA. I call it the DC location because it’s a stones throw from the Capital, in a city called Tyson’s Corner.

My surgery was on September 19, 2023. The first 1.5 weeks fucking sucked. And I thought my botched scar back surgery was painful. (I was 3 but still)

I cannot say enough good things about the office. I was pretty blindsided at the cost of the procedure though! ($75k. It was extremely complex so it makes sense) I go back for my 6 month checkup.

I really hope I get to meet Dr. Golpa, and see the anesthesiologist again bc I never fucking asked his name. He looked extremely familiar. Like a mix of Tim Kopra and my Earth Science teacher.

Ok I’m done rambling

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Astronaut Tim Kopra walks in space, December 21, 2015.

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NASA Astronauts Answer The Web’s (Google) Most Searched Questions

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Tim’s photography reflects our planet’s beauty from the unique perspective of space. In particular, he found the bright oranges of the cities’ lights striking against the deep black of the night as the lights defined not only the city limits but represented the people back on Earth clustered in communities with tentacles of light to connect with other communities. Photographing cities from space was also very personal for Tim as he chose cities where friends and family lived, linking him with them while he was away. This exhibit includes Los Angeles, as well as New York, Paris, and London.

ARTIST BIO

During his 18 years as a NASA astronaut, Tim Kopra served as a Flight Engineer on space shuttle missions STS-127 and STS- 128, International Space Station Expeditions 20 and 46, and as Commander of Expe- dition 47. Tim lived and worked on the ISS for 244 days and completed three spacewalks. While on board Space Station, Tim and his fellow crewmates executed over 400 experiments related to basic science, human physiology, and new technologies. He also became passionate about taking photographs of our beautiful and dynamic planet. As an engineer and experimental test pilot, Tim has own over 40 aircraft and spacecraft and been responsible for the testing, development, and deployment of aircraft, spacecraft, and spacewalk hardware. Tim is now a Partner of Blue Bear Capital, a venture capital firm investing in companies that apply data- driven technologies to the global energy supply chain.

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stickers!! and patches!!

we’re gonna got through all the old space stuff that my mom’s uncle got from when he worked at white sands so join me as i cry about all this cool stuff!! it’s probably gonna involve a lot of posts so i’m sorry in advance:3

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Cities at Night from Space, Part 1 In order (T - B) Athens by Tim Kopra Barcelona by Scott Kelly Chicago by Scott Kelly New York City by Scott Kelly San Francisco by Scott Kelly Tokyo by Dan Tani Seoul by Shane Kimbrough #NASA

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Iz prve ruke: Pet razloga da se odmah preseliš u Sloveniju

(objavjeno na portalu nova.rs 12. oktobra 2020.)

Srđan Lukić je beogradski pulmolog koji već nekoliko meseci živi u Sloveniji, pa smo ga ovog puta, umesto za stručni savet na temu korone ili cigareta, pitali za utiske života u najuređenijoj zemlji u našem komšiluku.

“Sloveniju sam izabrao iz više razloga. Kao prvo, bili smo u zajedničkoj državi, pa postoji manje razlika u samom životu u Sloveniji u odnosu na Srbiju nego što bih iskusio da sam, na primer, otišao u Nemačku. Kao drugo, lokacija same države, a i mesta gde sam (more), odlična je, jer je dovoljno blizu Srbije (6 sati kolima od Kopra do Beograda) a blizu je i drugim delovima Evrope (Hrvatska, Italija, Austrija…). Kao treće zdravstveni sistem je što se tiče funkcionalnosti među najboljim u Evropi, što je dobro i iz pozicije pacijenta (jer svi ćemo jednog dana biti pacijenti). Kao četvrto ekonomska situacija je stabilna i, za lekara, i više nego dovoljna za jedan normalan život. Kao peto Slovenija je jedna maksimalno uređena država i, što je još važnije, maksimalno uređeno društvo koje počiva na odgovornosti samih pojedinaca. Ima tu još stvari, ali verujem da je i ovo dovoljno”, kaže Srđan Lukić u razgovoru za portal Nova.rs.

Koliko se vaš život i kako promenio od preseljenja?

Mnogo se promenio, što je i logično. Dosadašnje vreme sam morao da posvetim prilagođavanju na novu državu, nove ljude, nov jezik, nov sistem… I još će se menjati pošto završavam to “prilagoditveno obdobje” i počinjem da radim u bolnici sa kojom sam od početka postigao dogovor, a to je Splošna bolnišnica Izola. Nije lako ali je lepo.

Na šta vam je bilo najteže da se naviknete?

Za sada su to lične stvari, pošto sam za početak došao sam, procedura za dolazak supruge je u toku. Najteže mi je to što nismo svaki dan zajedno, ako ne računamo video pozive preko Vibera. Nedostaje mi i naš mačak Tolja, on je i manje raspoložen za komunikaciju preko Vibera. Nedostaju mi naravno i drugi ljudi, familija pre svega. Na stvari u Sloveniji se nije teško navići, kada idete na bolje to nije mnogo teško.

Nedavno ste napisali da vam se sviđa što nema duvanskog dima, čime vas je još osvojila Slovenija?

To je zapravo bila suptilna kritika Srbije. Naravno da se puši i u Sloveniji, ali za razliku od Srbije ovde ljudi to rade u svoja četiri zida, eventualno napolju kada nema nikoga u njihovoj blizini. Tačno se oseti da se na konzumiranje cigareta gleda sa neodobravanjem. Sa druge strane u Srbiji se puši svuda, zaključno sa zdravstvenim ustanovama, gde bi po zakonu to moralo biti zabranjeno. Dok sam radio u Srbiji pokušavao sam sa tim da se izborim, ali u tome nisam uspeo, jer pušače u Srbiji nije sramota da zapale bilo gde i bilo kad. A trebalo bi.

A Slovenija me je najpre osvojila svojim ljudima koji nisu tako neposredni kao ljudi u Srbiji, ali su maksimalno gostoljubivi i izlaze u susret u vezi sa svim. Što službeno, što neformalno, potrudiće se maksimalno da se uradi to što je potrebno. Radne navike su im na visokom nivou i takvim pristupom motivišu i vas da i vi budete bolji. Biti radnik u Sloveniji je nešto nadasve pozitivno.

Jeste li se lako sprijateljili s ljudima?

Svakako. U Sloveniji su navikli na to da ima puno ljudi koji govore ne baš najbolji slovenački, sa akcentom. Tako da sam vrlo brzo shvatio da ne treba da se brinem zbog toga jer me niko neće gledati ispod oka zato što nisam Slovenac. Čim vide da se trudite da govorite slovenačkim jezikom to je sasvim dovoljno. Komunikacija u svakom slučaju nije problem, jedino što je malo teže navići se na sve slovenačke dijalekte koji se, imam utisak, među sobom više razlikuju nego što se, među sobom, razlikuje većina dijalekata srpskohrvatskog jezika.

Koliko su Slovenci drugačiji od Srba?

Nikada nije zahvalno generalizovati, ali Slovenci se od Srba razlikuju najpre u tome da nisu previše jaki na rečima kada je u pitanju ispoljavanje patriotizma, ali zato u praksi šiju Srbe za nekoliko dužina. Kada kažem u praksi mislim na to da se na svakom koraku vidi da Slovenci prema svemu onom što ih okružuje imaju odnos kao da pripada svakom od njih. I maksimalno poštuju sva pravila i zakone.

Jesu li škrti? Koje su najgluplje predrasude koje ih prate?

Škrti nisu, ali isto tako nisu ni rasipnici. A najgluplja predrasuda je da ne psuju.

Kako izgleda život lekara u Srbiji, a kako u Sloveniji?

Najveća razlika je na poslu, gde se u Srbiji većinu vremena bavite paramedicinskim problemima (da li radi skener? da li ima ovog leka na stanju u bolničkoj apoteci? da li pacijent može da priušti terapiju? i sl.) dok se u Sloveniji najveći deo vremena bavite medicinskom problematikom. Sistem uglavnom funkcioniše – kažem uglavnom jer i ovde ima povremeno problema, što je normalno jer nigde nije idealno. Van posla za sada ne mogu da napravim adekvatnu paralelu jer sam se do sada u slobodno vreme bavio priznavanjem supspecijalizacije koju sam završio u Srbiji i naravno učenjem slovenačkog jezika.

Šta vam prolazi kroz glavu kad razmišljate o povratku u Srbiju? Hoće li se to uopšte desiti?

Kada razmišljam o tome prvo pomislim na to da je trenutno i teoretski nemoguće zamisliti scenario po kome će Srbija raskrstiti sa nacionalističkom zaostavštinom vladavine Slobodana Miloševića koju uspešno gaji, neguje i zaliva preko svake mere. Tako da se razmišljanje na tu temu vrlo brzo završava.

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The OA-6 Cygnus Cargo Ship prepares to depart from the ISS image credit: Tim Kopra/NASA

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New Research Launching to Station Aboard Northrop Grumman’s 13th Resupply Mission

Northrop Grumman - NG CRS-13 Cygnus Mission patch. Jan. 29, 2020 Investigations studying tissue culturing, bone loss and phage therapy will be launching, along with more scientific experiments and supplies, to the International Space Station on a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft. The vehicle launches no earlier than Feb. 9 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Image above: The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with a Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Saturday, November 2, 2019, in Virginia. Image Credit: NASA. This is the second mission under Northrop’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract with NASA. These resupply missions help NASA deliver critical research to the orbiting lab and increase its ability to conduct new investigations. Here are details on some of the scientific investigations Northrop Grumman’s 13th commercial resupply services mission (NG CRS-13) is delivering to the space station: Better tissue and cell culturing in space Mobile SpaceLab, a tissue and cell culturing facility, offers investigators a quick-turnaround platform to perform sophisticated microgravity biology experiments. Such experiments are critical for determining how microgravity affects human physiology and identifying ways to mitigate negative effects. The platform can work in multiple configurations, allowing investigators to tailor the facility to their needs. Mobile SpaceLab launches and returns on resupply spacecraft. It performs experiments autonomously with ground monitoring. The crew is responsible for moving the payload from the resupply vehicle to a designated ISS EXPRESS Rack and back to a vehicle for return to ground. This process allows investigators to get their research in orbit quickly and gather sophisticated data using the automated capabilities. Experiments can run for up to one month.

Image above: NASA astronaut Tim Kopra commanded the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the Cygnus spacecraft on June 14, 2016. After Cygnus was a safe distance away, ground controllers at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio initiated the sequence for Saffire-1, the first in a series of fire experiments. Saffire-IV will launch on NG-13. Image Credit: NASA. A close-up view The Mochii investigation provides an initial demonstration of a new miniature scanning electron microscope (SEM) with spectroscopy. Mochii will demonstrate real-time, on-site imaging and measurements of micro- and nanostructures aboard the space station. This capability could accelerate answers to many scientific inquiries and mission decisions and serve the public as a powerful and unique microgravity research platform. The ability to identify small particles is needed for crewed flight and deep space exploration beyond low-Earth Orbit (LEO) since samples cannot be sent back to Earth. Rapid identification of these particles can help keep crews and vehicles safe. Examining bone loss in microgravity

Image above: Commander Peggy Whitson works on the OsteoOmics bone cell study that uses the Microgravity Science Glovebox inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory in May 2017. OsteoOmics investigates the molecular mechanisms that dictate bone loss in microgravity by examining osteoblasts, which form bone, and osteoclasts, which dissolve bone. Image Credit: NASA. Crew members experience bone loss in orbit, stemming from the lack of gravity acting on their bones. OsteoOmics investigates the molecular mechanisms that dictate this bone loss by examining osteoblasts, cells in the body that form bone, and osteoclasts, which dissolve bone. A better understanding of these mechanisms could lead to more effective prevention of astronaut bone loss during space missions. Understanding the cellular mechanisms of bone loss associated with microgravity also helps researchers better understand bone loss associated with a wide range of disorders. This insight could help identify better preventative care and therapeutic treatments for people who experience bone loss due to diseases such as osteopenia and osteoporosis or from prolonged bed rest. Fighting viruses with phages Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that specifically invade and destroy bacteria. Discovered in 1915, phages have been used to fight infectious diseases, most notably in Eastern Europe. With increasing types of bacteria developing resistance to antibiotics, phage therapy offers a possible alternative to traditional antibiotics. In addition, phages can eliminate harmful bacteria without causing large-scale damage to the body’s beneficial bacterial population or microbiome. Scientists also can evolve phages in the laboratory to remain potent even if phage-resistant bacteria develop. Phage Evolution examines the effects of microgravity and radiation exposure on phage and bacterial host interactions, including phage specificity for a bacterial host and host resistance to specific phages. A better understanding of the effects of microgravity and cosmic radiation on bacteriophages and hosts could result in significant developments for phage technology, ultimately helping protect the health of astronauts on future missions. (Do not) light my fire The Spacecraft Fire Experiment-IV (Saffire-IV) investigation examines fire development and growth in different materials and environmental conditions, fire detection and monitoring, and post-fire cleanup capabilities. It is part of a series of fire investigations conducted in the Cygnus resupply vehicle after its departure from space station, eliminating exposure of humans or occupied spacecraft to fire danger. Saffire-IV contributes to fire safety efforts in similar environments on Earth, from submarines to mines, and helps improve general understanding and modeling of fire phenomena. Related links: Northrop Grumman Cygnus: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/northrop-grumman.html NG CRS-13: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grumman-s-february-space-station-launch Mobile SpaceLab: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7692 Mochii: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7657 OsteoOmics: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1149 Phage Evolution: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8079 Saffire-IV: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1923 Space Station Research and Technology: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html Commercial Resupply: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/index.html International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Images (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Michael Johnson/JSC/International Space Station Program Science Office/Melissa Gaskill. Greetings, Orbiter.ch Full article

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ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Tim Peake seen during his first spacewalk. Peake and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra conducted a spacewalk on January 15, 2016 and successfully replaced a failed voltage regulator that caused a loss of power to one of the station’s eight power channels [3280 x 4928]

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‘It gives you a feeling of how integrated and connected we are.' Astronaut Tim Kopra on shooting images from space for the #U2eiTour - https://www.u2.com/news/title/going-global

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Soyuz Descent Module TMA-19M from Russia dated to 2015 on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh

This module brought astronauts Tim Peake (Britain), Yuri Malenchenko (Russia) and Tim Kopra (USA). Russian made, the spacecraft had to slow from over 27,000 km/h as it hurled through Earth’s atmosphere. Its outer surface was heated to more than 1500c, leaving it scorched and charred. After a 4 hour journey, the craft parachuted down onto the plains of Kazakhstan.

Photographs taken by myself 2018

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NASA Astronauts Answer The Web's Most Searched Questions NASA astronauts Tim Kopra and Jeff Williams and European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake are currently living on board the International Space station and answer the internet’s most searched questions in the latest installment of WIRED’s Autocomplete Interview. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ?? http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WIRED Facebook: https://facebook.com/WIRED Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/wired Google+: https://plus.google.com/+WIRED Instagram: http://instagram.com/WIRED Tumblr: http://WIRED.tumblr.com Want even more? Subscribe to The Scene: http://bit.ly/subthescene ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture. NASA Astronauts Answer The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED