Meet NASA Astronaut Nick Hague, Crew-9 Commander

Nick Hague will serve as crew commander for Crew-9, making this his third launch and second mission to the space station. Born in Belleville, Kansas, Hague earned a bachelor’s degree in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hague, An active-duty colonel in the U.S. Space Force, was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013 and has spent 203 days in space and conducted three spacewalks to upgrade space station power systems and install a docking adapter for commercial spacecraft. Hague will serve as a flight engineer during Expedition 71/72 aboard the space station.