Nick Hague
Tyler Nicklaus Hague (born on September 24, 1975) is a United States Space Force colonel and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013.[2][3] Selected to be a flight engineer on the International Space Station, his first launch was on Soyuz MS-10, which aborted shortly after take-off on October 11, 2018. His second launch, on March 14, 2019, was successful, taking him and his fellow Soyuz MS-12 crew members to join ISS Expedition 59/60.[4]
Tyler N. Hague | |
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Hague at the NASA Headquarters in 2020 | |
| Born | Tyler Nicklaus Hague September 24, 1975 Belleville, Kansas, U.S. |
| Status | Active |
| Alma mater | U.S. Air Force Academy Massachusetts Institute of Technology U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School |
| Space career | |
| NASA Astronaut | |
Current occupation | Astronaut |
Previous occupation | Flight Test Engineer |
| Rank | Colonel, USSF |
Time in space | 202d 15h 44m [1] |
| Selection | 2013 NASA Group |
Total EVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 19h 56m |
| Missions | Soyuz MS-10, Soyuz MS-12 (Expedition 59/60) |
Mission insignia | |
Education Edit
Hague was born in Belleville, Kansas in 1975. He attended Peabody-Burns Elementary School, in Peabody, Kansas, while his father was the principal of Peabody-Burns High School from 1982 to 1989.[5] In 1994, Nick graduated from Hoxie High School in Hoxie, Kansas, while his father was superintendent of the school district. Nick considers Hoxie his hometown.[6]
In 1998, he completed a B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and continued to study and graduate with a M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000.
In the U.S. Air Force Edit
Hague joined the U.S. Air Force and was commissioned as second lieutenant in May 1998. He was assigned to the Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico in August 2000, working on advanced spacecraft technologies.
In 2003, Hague attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in Edwards Air Force Base, California. Following graduation in 2004, he was assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron and tested the F-16, F-15 and T-38 aircraft.
Hague was deployed in Iraq for five months in 2004, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, and conducting experimental airborne reconnaissance.
In 2006, Hague started teaching courses in the Department of Astronautics faculty at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. He has taught courses in introductory astronautics, linear control system analysis and design.
In 2009, Hague received a fellowship for the Air Force Fellows program in Washington, D.C.
From 2012 until 2013 Hague worked in the Department of Defense as Deputy Chief of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.
Hague was promoted to colonel in 2016.[7] His transfer to the U.S. Space Force was approved in December 2020.[8]
NASA Edit
Hague was selected by NASA as part of Astronaut Group 21 and completed training in July 2015, making him available for future missions.[3]
Expedition 57/58 (aborted) Edit
Hague was the first astronaut of the 2013 NASA astronaut class to be selected for a mission; he was slated to be a flight engineer for Expedition 57/58.
On October 11, 2018, Hague and Aleksey Ovchinin boarded Soyuz MS-10 on the way to the International Space Station, but the launch was aborted mid-flight due to a booster failure; the crew landed safely after a ballistic descent, minutes from launch.[9][6] During his MS-10 flight, the Soyuz spacecraft aborted at an altitude of around 50 kilometers (31 miles) and reached an apogee of 93 km (58 mi) before landing 19 minutes and 41 seconds after launch according to a preliminary official report.[10] Hague would thus be entitled to Air Force astronaut wings for this aborted flight, as the USAF defines the boundary of space at 50 miles (80 kilometres),[11] but did not quite cross the internationally accepted Kármán line. As a result, NASA considered this to be Hague's first spaceflight, unlike RSA, and the two agencies therefore count subsequent flights differently.[4]
Expedition 59/60 Edit
Hague launched to the ISS again on March 14, 2019, travelling on Soyuz MS-12 with Russian Commander Aleksey Ovchinin and fellow American astronaut Christina Koch. The trio joined Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineers David Saint-Jacques and Anne McClain on Expedition 59.[4] After the departure of Kononenko, Saint-Jacques and McClain in July 2019, Ovchinin, Hague and Koch will transfer over to Expedition 60, with Ovchinin taking command of the station, and would subsequently return to Earth in early October 2019.[12] According to a Russian news site, it was under consideration that Hague would stay on the ISS after the landing of Soyuz MS-12 and instead land with Soyuz MS-15, this mission would happen in order to fly a cosmonaut from the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, who would launch on Soyuz MS-15 and land on Soyuz MS-12 10 or so days later. If Hague had undertaken the mission then he would have spent over 14 months on the ISS,[citation needed] the only other space mission to last around that long was Valeri Polyakov's Soyuz TM-18/Soyuz TM-20 mission to the Mir space station, which lasted 437d 17h 58m, the longest single stay in space in history. In an interview with Space.com in February 2019, Hague stated that his mission would be lasting 204 days, meaning the prospect of him staying 14 months on the station was off the table.[13]
On March 22, 2019, Hague and Anne McClain performed their first spacewalk to install the adapter plates while Dextre swaps the batteries between spacewalks. The EVA lasted 6 hours and 39 minutes. They also removed debris from the Unity Module in preparation for the arrival of Cygnus NG-11 in April, stowing tools for the repair of the flex hose rotary coupler, and securing tiebacks on the solar array blanket boxes.[14]
Hague performed his second EVA together with Christina Koch. Originally designated to be the first "all-female" EVA, Hague was reassigned to it after space suit issues prevented both women from going on the EVA.[15] EVA lasted 6 hours and 45 minutes.[16]
On August 21, Hague performed his third EVA, together with Andrew Morgan. EVA lasted 6 hours and 32 minutes, while the astronauts installed a new International Docking Adapter (IDA).[16] During the EVA, Hague wore the Artemis program logo on his suit.[17]
Honors and awards Edit
During his service in the Air Force, Hague has received the following awards:[7]
- Distinguished Graduate, United States Air Force Academy;
- Distinguished Graduate and top flight test engineer in the United States Air Force Test Pilot School Class 03A;
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal (twice)
- Air Medal (six times),
- Aerial Achievement Medal (twice)
- Air Force Commendation Medal (twice)
- Air Force Combat Action Medal, as well as various other campaign and service awards.
Additionally, he was awarded the Order of Courage of the Russian Federation for his actions during Expedition 57/58.[18]
Personal life Edit
Hague met his wife, Col. Catie Hague in 1996 at the Air Force Academy. They have two sons. Hague is a Doctor Who fan.[19]
References Edit
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ^ "Astronaut Biography: Nicholas Hague". www.spacefacts.de.
- ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration. . NASA. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "NASA's Newest Astronauts Complete Training". NASA. July 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c Gebhardt, Chris (March 14, 2019). "Soyuz MS-12 docks with the Space Station – NASASpaceFlight.com". NASASpaceflight.com.
- ^ "Astronaut on NASA launch attended school in Peabody". Peabody Gazette-Bulletin. October 17, 2018. from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Family, world watches as rocket carrying Kansas astronaut fails". The Wichita Eagle. October 11, 2018. from the original on October 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Astronaut Biography: Tyler N. Hague" (PDF). nasa.gov. March 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "PN2387 — Space Force". www.congress.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Dent, Steve (October 11, 2018). "Soyuz astronauts safe after failure forced an emergency landing". Engadget. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ Burghardt, Thomas (October 18, 2018). "NASA and Roscosmos trying to avoid an empty Space Station – NASASpaceFlight.com". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Schneider walks the Walk". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ . blogs.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Launching Again After Soyuz Abort - Astronaut Nick Hague Interview". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021.
- ^ . blogs.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ Berger, Eric (March 26, 2019). "It's unfortunate NASA canceled the all-female EVA, but it's the right decision". Ars Technica.
- ^ a b "EVAs of Nicklaus Hague". spacefacts.de. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Elizabeth Howell (August 24, 2019). "NASA's Artemis Moon Program Just Photobombed a Spacewalk (Photo)". spaceflight.com.
- ^ Hero US Astronaut Awarded by Putin For Surviving Harrowing Failed Space Launch, Not Giving Up!, Vesti News, October 9, 2019
- ^ Five things you didn't know about Nick Hague, NASA Johnson Space Center, October 10, 2018
External links Edit
- NASA Astronaut Bio
- Astronaut moments: Nick Hague, NASA Johnson Space center
- Nick Hague on Twitter