Robert was born into a family of traders, his family had owned a small transporting company. He was the youngest of three siblings, Abby his sister, and Thomas his brother, and eldest of the three. Robert from an early age loved history and consumed copious amounts of information about it, specifically the ancient history of Sol. He as grew older he began to help repair the small ships that his family had and had become quite proficient at it. Then one day he joined his father on a hauling trip for the federation and as he saw the stars when they left the planetside, he was struck with amazement. He filled him with a want, a need to see as much as he could. with his Sister joining the Federation Navy and his brother taking over the business he decided it was time to make his own path. Humanity for thousands of years wondered what secrets the stars held. He was determined to find out what they were.