Robert Curbeam, born March 5, 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland(!), has been in space three times. After graduation from the US Naval Academy with a Master's Degree in Astronautical Engineering in 1991, he was selected by NASA in Dec 1994.
His first mission into space was aboard Discovery (STS-85) as mission specialist in August 1997. One of the experiments was the Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging Systems from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas (I've been there!) and the University of Maryland (I've been by there!).
His second flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-98) as mission specialist to the International Space Station in February 2001. During the mission, he performed three EVAs with fellow astronaut Thomas Jones for almost 20 hours total.
His third and final mission was aboard Discovery (STS-116) to the International Space Station in December 2006. He conducted four spacewalks for about 25 1/2 hours total, setting the record for the most EVAs during a mission.
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