USSF Guardian Col Nick Hague Launches With NASA & Space X
Throughout the history of modern space exploration, NASA, as well as NASA-like equivalents from both the U.S' partners and competitors, have always been at the forefront of pushing innovation in space, keeping the Space Race from the 1960s alive. However, with the creation of the United States Space Force (USSF) from former President Donald Trump, the DOD now has a role to play within our nation's interests in space. Originally, the Department of the Air Force worked heavily with NASA to pursue military desires in space, but now, the Space Force has taken on that mission set. On September 28, 2024, the first "Guardian" from the USSF joined Crew-9 and took command of the Expedition 72 crew on the International Space Station, signifying the start of a possible long future of military intervention with scientific research on the ISS for the United States. With the Space Force's mission being to "secure our nation's interests in, from, and too space", ...