"Space Force Makes History with First 'Guardian' Space Mission"

The US Space Force is set to send its first Guardian, Col. Nick Hague, into space as part of a NASA mission to the International Space Station in August. Hague, who transferred from the Air Force to the Space Force in 2021, will pilot the mission alongside two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut. This marks the first time in the Space Force's four-year history that it will send a Guardian into space, highlighting the growing role of the Space Force in supporting space exploration and research activities.