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    Space Force Guardian returns to Earth after 171 days in space

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    Space Force Guardian returns to Earth after 171 days in space

    UNITED STATES

    03.18.2025

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    Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs     

    NASA astronaut and Space Force Col. Nick Hague is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, fellow astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed 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)

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    Date Taken: 03.18.2025
    Date Posted: 03.18.2025 21:00
    Photo ID: 8923239
    VIRIN: 250318-O-AF000-9753
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