A Life Between Worlds: Robert Thomas Hines Jr., From Fighter Pilot to Astronaut Artist Robert Thomas Hines Jr., known as Bob Hines, embodies a rare convergence of disciplines—a life dedicated to the precision and courage of flight seamlessly interwoven with a burgeoning passion for artistic expression. Born January 11, 1975, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Hines’s journey has been anything but conventional. His early years were marke…