NASA Astronaut Injured during Bike Accident

A last-minute replacement was made for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery after one of the astronauts was involved in a bike accident.

Tim Kopra, 47, is known to have been hurt in a bicycle accident but NASA is not providing any detailed reports about him at this time. According to Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA Johnson's Space Center in Houston, "Time is doing fine and expects a full recovery, however, he will not be able to support the launch window next month. "

This would not have been the retired army colonel's first mission as Kopra has flown on two shuttle missions before. He also completed a tour of duty at the International Space Station and did a five-hour spacewalk.  NASA did report that his replacement will be fellow astronaut Steve Bowen.

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