"Space Force's First Guardian to Join NASA's SpaceX Mission to ISS"

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"Space Force's First Guardian to Join NASA's SpaceX Mission to ISS"
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Space Force Col. Nick Hague is set to become the first member of the Space Force to launch into space this year as part of a NASA mission to the International Space Station aboard the Dragon spacecraft. Hague, a former U.S. astronaut, survived a near-catastrophic engine failure during a Russian mission in 2018. Once at the space station, he will conduct scientific research and serve as a flight engineer for over six months. The Space Force currently has around 8,100 active duty guardians.

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