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NASA astronaut and Space Force Col. Nick Hague, fellow SpaceX Crew-9 members astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore – both retired Navy captains, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov land in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Fla., March 18, 2025.
Hague’s flight marked a significant moment in the history of the Space Force, as he became the first active-duty Guardian to fly to space and one of the first humans to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. He traveled 72,553,920 miles during his mission, spent 171 days in space, and completed 2,736 orbits around Earth. Hague has logged 374 days in space over his two missions. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of NASA by Keegan Barber)
| Date Taken: | 03.18.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 03.18.2025 20:28 |
| Photo ID: | 8923193 |
| VIRIN: | 250318-O-AF000-2345 |
| Resolution: | 4000x2665 |
| Size: | 5.66 MB |
| Location: | US |
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