John Casper, born July 9, 1943 in Greenville, South Carolina, is a veteran of 4 space shuttle flights. After getting a Maser of Science degree in Astronautics from Purdue University in 1967, he attended U.S. Air Force to become a fighter pilot. He flew 229 combat missions in the Vietnam War.
He served as pilot on his first space flight on Atlantis (STS-36) February-March 1990. It was a Department of Defense flight so its payload was confidential.
His second flight was as commander on Endeavour (STS-54) January 1993, during which the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite was deployed.
Casper was assigned as commander aboard Columbia (STS-62) in March 1994. The landing of the mission was chronicled by the Discovery Channel for a special featuring the Space Shuttle program.
His fourth and final mission was as commander aboard Endeavour (STS-77) in May 1996. A Coca-Cola fountain dispense with Coca-Cola and Diet Coke was taken aboard.
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