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Nick Hague

(Tyler Nicklaus "Nick" Hague)

(Sep 24, 1975)

Astronaut 558

Astronaut of the USA 342

EVA astronaut 227

EVA astronaut of the USA 141

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The launch of the Soyuz MS-10 spaceship failed. The emergency rescue system worked. Crew: Alexey Ovchinin and Nick Hague landed successfully.

December 23, 2025. NASA astronaut and Brigadier General Nick Hague has concluded his service with the agency, capping an outstanding career that included two spaceflights, 374 days in space, and several spacewalks to support International Space Station operations. Hague continues his service in the U.S. Space Force.

In March 2019, Hague launched on his first long-duration spaceflight aboard the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, serving as a flight engineer for the Expedition 59 and Expedition 60 crews. During this 203-day mission, he performed three spacewalks to upgrade the station's power systems and conduct maintenance work. Hague also participated in a wide range of scientific research, covering biology, human physiology, materials science, and technology demonstrations.

Hague’s flight was originally scheduled for 2018 as part of the crew of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. Shortly after launch, an anomaly occurred, and Hague—along with his crewmate, Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin—executed an emergency descent along a ballistic trajectory, a maneuver involving high G-forces. The crew landed safely; just a few months later, Hague resumed flight training and ultimately successfully completed a mission in 2019.

He flew again as part of the NASA-SpaceX Crew-9 mission, launching in September 2024 alongside Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov. This was the first crewed spaceflight launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at the U.S. Space Force base at Cape Canaveral, Florida, as well as the first time a member of the U.S. Space Force traveled to space. Hague then joined the crew of Expedition 72 and spent 171 days aboard the station, returning to Earth in March 2025 alongside NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. During the mission, he performed another spacewalk, bringing his total time working outside the spacecraft to 25 hours and 56 minutes (across four spacewalks).

In addition to his spaceflight experience, Hague has held a number of technical and leadership positions at NASA. He participated in developing procedures for future spaceflights, assisted in astronaut training, and played a key role in human spaceflight safety initiatives, drawing on the personal experience he gained during the launch abort of Soyuz MS-10.

A native of Hoxie, Kansas, Hague is a brigadier general in the U.S. Space Force; he is responsible for developing and implementing policies regarding global operations, logistics, training, and readiness for this military branch. He earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado) and a master's degree in the same field from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining NASA in 2013, he worked as a flight test engineer and development specialist, supporting the implementation of advanced technologies and Air Force operations both within the United States and abroad.