August 04, 2009

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james a hartsfield@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-147

NASA ASTRONAUT SENDS FIRST TWEETS FROM SPACE STATION

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut and U S Army Col Tim Kopra has become the first International Space Station crew member to use the social media tool Twitter to discuss living and working in orbit

Kopra (@Astro_Tim) recently joined the Expedition 20 crew after arriving at the orbiting laboratory July 17 aboard space shuttle Endeavour He is set to return to Earth on the STS-128 mission, which is targeted to launch Aug 25 To follow Kopra on Twitter, visit:

www twitter com/Astro_Tim

Kopra will provide followers with a unique perspective as an Expedition 20 flight engineer and member of the Army He is an Army aviator and West Point graduate He periodically will answer questions submitted on the Army's Web site To submit questions and view Kopra's answers, visit:

www goarmy com/space

This is Kopra's first spaceflight He completed his first spacewalk July 18 during the STS-127 mission Kopra is in orbit with station Commander Gennady Padalka and Roman Romanenko -- both Russian cosmonauts -- and NASA astronaut Mike Barratt, European Space Agency astronaut Frank DeWinne and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Bob Thirsk

For a detailed biography of Kopra, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/kopra-tl html

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