Robert Cabana, born January 23, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a veteran of four space shuttle flights. He became a naval aviator in the US Marine Corps.
His first flight was on Discovery (STS-41) in October 1990 as pilot. The primary objective of the mission was to launch the Ulysses probe which was to study the polar regions of the sun.
His second flight was again on Discovery (STS-53) and as pilot in December 1992. It was a mission for the US Department of Defense.
Cabana's third flight was aboard Columbia (STS-65) in July 1994 as commander. The crew conducted experiments from the space agencies from Japan, Canada, Germany and France as well as NASA and the ESA.
His fourth and final mission was on Endeavour (STS-88) in December 1998 as commander. It was the first space shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
After he retired from being an astronaut he became director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
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