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In Episode 165 of This Week In Space, NASA astronaut Nick Hague discusses his experiences, including his role as the first U.S. Space Force Guardian to launch to the ISS, his space missions, and insights into space security and exploration. The episode also covers recent space news, upcoming missions, and space-related products.
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, and will serve as a flight engineer upon arrival at the ISS. This marks the first time in the Space Force's four-year history that a Guardian will be sent into space, highlighting the growing role of the Space Force in supporting space missions and research activities.
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.
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.
U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague, the first Space Force Guardian, is set to pilot NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station in August. Hague, who previously flew with the U.S. Air Force and NASA, transferred to Space Force in 2019 and will be joined by cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson. The mission marks the ninth operational flight for SpaceX under NASA's commercial crew program and is expected to spend about six months in space.