1. Tyler Nicklaus "Nick" Hague was born on 24 September 1975 and is a United States Space Force colonel and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013.
19 Facts About Nick Hague
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Nick Hague attended Peabody-Burns Elementary School, in Peabody, Kansas, while his father was the principal of Peabody-Burns High School from 1982 to 1989.
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In 1994, Nick Hague graduated from Hoxie High School in Hoxie, Kansas, while his father was superintendent of the school district.
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Nick Hague joined the US Air Force and was commissioned as second lieutenant in May 1998.
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Nick Hague was assigned to the Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico in August 2000, working on advanced spacecraft technologies.
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In 2003, Nick Hague attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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Nick Hague was deployed in Iraq for five months in 2004, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, and conducting experimental airborne reconnaissance.
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In 2006, Nick Hague started teaching courses in the Department of Astronautics faculty at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.
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Nick Hague has taught courses in introductory astronautics, linear control system analysis and design.
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In 2009, Nick Hague received a fellowship for the Air Force Fellows program in Washington, DC.
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From 2012 until 2013 Nick Hague worked in the Department of Defense as Deputy Chief of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.
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In 2019, Nick Hague served as the Space Force's director of Test and Evaluation at the Pentagon.
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Nick Hague was selected by NASA as part of Astronaut Group 21 and completed training in July 2015, making him available for future missions.
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Nick Hague was awarded a special NASA Astronaut Pin made of tin in recognition of his survival of Soyuz MS-10.
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Nick Hague launched successfully to the ISS on 14 March 2019, travelling on Soyuz MS-12 with Russian Commander Aleksey Ovchinin and fellow American astronaut Christina Koch.
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Originally designated to be the first "all-female" EVA, Nick Hague was reassigned to it after space suit issues prevented both women from going on the EVA.
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Nick Hague served as the commander of SpaceX Crew-9 flight to the International Space Station, transporting the crew of Expedition 72.
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Nick Hague, who was initially slated to be the pilot of Crew-9, was appointed commander following a change in mission plans.
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Nick Hague performed his fourth EVA on 16 January 2025 alongside Expedition 72 commander Sunita Williams.