Brigadier General NICK HAGUE Brig. Gen. Nick Hague​ serves as an active Astronaut at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. He served as the NASA SpaceX Crew-9 Commander which launched on Sept. 28, 2024, and returned on March 18, 2025, for 171 days. During Expedition 72, Hague and fellow American crew members conducted more than 150 unique experiments and logged over 900 hours of research aboard the orbiting laboratory. Hague completed a spacewalk (his fourth) with NASA astronaut Suni Williams replacing a rate gyro assembly, patching damaged areas on the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer X-ray telescope, and evaluating procedures for future Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer repairs. Brig. Gen. Hague was commissioned from the U.S. Air Force Academy and has served on active duty for over 25 years in a variety of educational, research, developmental test, program management and operational positions. After earning his Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he served as an Air Force Research Laboratory Program Manager developing advanced spacecraft technologies. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and served as Chief Flight Test Engineer including deployed experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom conducting experimental airborne reconnaissance. Brig. Gen. Hague then instructed Astronautics at the Air Force Academy. Following his legislative fellowship program, he served as the Congressional Appropriations Liaison for United States Central Command. At the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Brig. Gen. Hague served as the Deputy Division Chief for research and development. After completing astronaut candidate training, he joined NASA’s Active Astronaut Corps. Brig. Gen. Hague has accumulated more than 10,000 flying hours in more than 35 spacecraft and aircraft as both a Flight Test Engineer and Astronaut. He completed three spaceflights, amassing 374 days in space performing operations aboard the International Space Station including four spacewalks. Prior to his current position, Brig. Gen. Hague was the Director of Test and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, responsible for the test workforce, infrastructure and related policy. EDUCATION 1998 Distinguished Graduate, Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 2000 Master of Science, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2003 Distinguished Graduate, Flight Test Course, Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif. 2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2010 Master of Legislative Studies, Georgetown University, Government Affairs Institute, Washington, D.C. 2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2013 Astronaut Candidate Training, NASA Johnson Space Center, Texas ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1998–June 2000, Draper Fellow/Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 2. June 2000–December 2002, Program Manager, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. 3. January 2003–December 2003, Student, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif. 4. December 2003–November 2004, Flight Test Engineer, 416th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif. 5. November 2004–March 2005, Director of Operations, 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Flight, Balad Air Base, Iraq 6. March 2005–June 2006, Flight Commander, Chief Flight Test Engineer, 416th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif. 7. June 2006–July 2009, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 8. July 2009–December 2010, U.S. Air Force Fellow, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 9. January 2011–May 2012, U.S. Central Command, Congressional Appropriations Liaison, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 10. May 2012–August 2013, Deputy Division Chief, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Crystal City, Va. 11. August 2013–July 2015, Astronaut Candidate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Houston, Texas 12. July 2015–June 2020, Astronaut, International Space Station Expedition 59/60, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 13. June 2020–June 2022, Director of Test and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 14. July 2022–March 2023, Astronaut, Crew Operations and Test Technical Authority, NASA Commercial Crew Program, NASA JSC, Houston, Texas 15. July 2022–present, Astronaut, Commander Crew-9, International Space Station Expedition 72, NASA JSC, Houston, Texas SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. January 2011–May 2012, U.S. Central Command, Congressional Appropriations Liaison, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel 2. May 2012–August 2013, Deputy Division Chief, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Crystal City, Va., as a lieutenant colonel FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: astronaut senior observer Flight hours: more than 10,000 including more than 265 combat hours Aircraft/Spacecraft flown: T-38, F-16, C-12, Crew Dragon Freedom, Soyuz MC-12 and International Space Station MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Medal with oak leaf cluster Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with silver oak leaf cluster Air Force Combat Action Medal NASA Spaceflight Medal with oak leaf cluster 2019 NASA Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Russian Federation Order of Courage 2019 Jabara Award for Airmanship NASA Exceptional Bravery Medal (Current as of July 2025)