Where does Tim Kopra work?

Tim Kopra is Venture Partner at Scout Ventures.

Where did Tim Kopra go to school?

Tim Kopra studied at United States Military Academy at West Point (Bachelor's degree, Engineering); Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); London Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)).

Tim Kopra

Investor

Venture Partner at Scout Ventures · Chief Human Exploration Officer at Voyager Technologies

Greater Houston

About

CEO of Starlab and Nanoracks and former NASA astronaut who commanded ISS Expedition 47; previously president of OneWeb Technologies and a founding partner of Blue Bear Capital, with 25 years of U.S. Army service.

Experience

Voyager TechnologiesChief Human Exploration Officercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
StarlabChief Executive Officer2024 — 2025Houston, Texas, United States
Nanoracks LLCChief Executive Officer2022 — 2024Houston, Texas, United States
OneWeb TechnologiesPresident2022Houston, Texas, United States
MDAVice President, Robotics and Space Operations2020 — 2022Toronto | Ottawa | Houston
MentoraSenior Faculty | Executive Coach2017 — 2020Houston, Texas, United States
Thayer LeadershipLeadership Instructor | Public Speaker2017 — 2020Houston, Texas, United States
Johnson Space CenterCommander, International Space Station | Astronaut2013 — 2016Houston, Texas, United States
Johnson Space CenterChief, Vehicle Integration Test Office | Astronaut2011 — 2013Houston, Texas, United States
Johnson Space CenterAstronaut Office Liaison, Blue Origin | Astronaut2011Houston, Texas, United States
Johnson Space CenterMission Specialist, STS-133 | Astronaut2009 — 2011Houston, Texas, United States
Johnson Space CenterFlight Engineer, ISS Expedition 20 | Mission Specialist, STS-127/128 | Astronaut2005 — 2009Houston, Texas, United States
Johnson Space CenterAviation Safety Officer | Astronaut2003 — 2004Houston, Texas, United States
Johnson Space CenterFlight Operations Lead, Columbia Space Shuttle Recovery | Astronaut2003Houston, Texas, United States
Johnson Space CenterTechnical Representative, Astronaut Office | Astronaut2002 — 2003Houston, Texas, United States
Johnson Space CenterAstronaut Candidate2000 — 2002Houston, Texas, United States
US ArmyVehicle Integration Test Officer1998 — 2000Houston, Texas
US ArmyComanche Helicopter Developmental Test Director | Experimental Test Pilot1997 — 1998Fort Rucker, Alabama, United States
US ArmyEngineering Test Pilot Student1996Patuxent River, Maryland, United States
US ArmyPreparatory training for U.S. Navy Test Pilot School1995Various
US ArmyAerospace Engineering Graduate Student - Georgia Institute of Technology1993 — 1995Atlanta, Georgia, United States
US ArmyCombined Arms Service and Staff School1993Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
US ArmyAviation Company Commander1991 — 1993Hanau am Main, Hesse, Germany

Skills & more

Spacecraft22Program Management76Space Systems27Aerospace62Security Clearance34Systems Engineering33Strategic Planning33Aviation23Integration15Military38FAR4Entrepreneurship16

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AvionicsCross-functional Team LeadershipDefenseDoDEarned Value ManagementEngineeringEngineering ManagementFlight TestNational SecurityProject ManagementStrategyTeam Leadership

Languages English · Russian

Experimental Test Pilot — US Army
Astronaut Aviator Badge — US Army
Master Aviator Badge — US Army
Senior Aviator Badge — US Army
Army Aviator Badge — US Army
Pathfinder Badge — US Army
Parachutist Badge — US Army
Air Assault Badge — US Army
Top Secret (TS)/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) — United States Department of War

From Tim's professional profile.

Colleagues at Scout Ventures

Brad Harrison

Investor at Scout Ventures

Cody Huggins

Partner at Scout Ventures

Corey Miller

Analyst at Scout Ventures

Evan R. Gallinson

Managing Director at Merit Capital Partners

Greg Kaparski

Head of Finance at Scout Ventures

Ian Folau

Operating Partner at Scout Ventures

Jacqueline Blackburn

Principal at Decisive Point

John Ryu

Partner at Scout Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tim Kopra?: CEO of Starlab and Nanoracks and former NASA astronaut who commanded ISS Expedition 47; previously president of OneWeb Technologies and a founding partner of Blue Bear Capital, with 25 years of U.S. Army service.
Where does Tim Kopra work?: Tim Kopra is Venture Partner at Scout Ventures.
Where did Tim Kopra go to school?: Tim Kopra studied at United States Military Academy at West Point (Bachelor's degree, Engineering); Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); London Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)).

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