.As the hub of human spaceflight, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston accommodates a range of one-of-a-kind duties and advantages. Those consist of being actually the home of NASA's astronaut corps.One of those rocketeers-- Chip Hague-- is now preparing to launch to the International Space Station alongside Roscosmos astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov on the 9th rotational purpose under NASA's Commercial Team Plan. This will be the 3rd launch and 2nd mission to the space station for Hague, who was actually chosen as a NASA astronaut in 2013 and also has actually spent 203 times in space.Hague was birthed and raised in Kansas however has crisscrossed the nation for university as well as profession. He got degrees from the USA Air Troop Academy in Colorado and the Massachusetts Principle of Innovation in Cambridge, and also he attended the U.S. Flying force Test Pilot School at Edwards Flying Force Foundation in The Golden State. Hague's military profession has actually taken him to New Mexico, Colorado, Virginia, and also Washington, D.C., as well as featured a five-month implementation to Iraq. Hague transferred from the Aviation service to the USA Area Force in 2020 after serving as the Room Power's supervisor of exam and also assessment at the Pentagon.No stranger to brand-new places, Hague clearly recollects creating his very first travel to Johnson when he was speaking with to join NASA's astronaut corps. "I had no tip what to anticipate, and it was a little overwhelming. I knew every person was actually viewing me and determining me," he mentioned. "The good news is, although I wasn't selected then, I got yet another possibility a handful of years later on. It's a pretty wonderful spot.".Hague accomplished his astronaut instruction in July 2015 as portion of NASA's 21st astronaut course. He was actually the 1st astronaut coming from that group to become appointed to a mission, which launched in Oct 2018 however was actually aborted not long after launch. His upcoming spaceflight occurred in 2019, when he participated in three of his friends-- NASA rocketeers Jessica Meir, Christina Koch, as well as Andrew Morgan-- aboard the International Spaceport Station for Expeditions 59 as well as 60.Hague has actually brought in many minds at Johnson, yet one that stands apart is his experience working onsite among the 2013 federal government closure. "I am actually active-duty army so I still came to function," he explained. "I keep in mind being actually onsite and also the facility being actually totally unfilled. Being able to ride around an unfilled grounds on the free-range bikes-- it was serene and surreal." It was actually additionally a sneak peek of what several Johnson staff members experienced throughout the widespread and also exactly how NASA preserves round-the-clock help for spaceflight procedures regardless of mitigating instances.Hague right now looks ahead to yet another journey to reduced Planet track. NASA as well as SpaceX representatives presently organize to introduce the Crew-9 purpose no earlier than Wednesday, Sept. 25. The crew will definitely take off from Launch Intricate 40 coming from the Peninsula Canaveral Space Force Station in Fla aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and also Dragon space capsule.Hague as well as Gorbonov are going to enter of the Exploration 72 staff aboard the station. They are going to join NASA rocketeers Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and also Don Pettit, and Roscosmos astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and also Ivan Vagner, as well as will definitely invest regarding 6 months carrying out clinical research study in microgravity as well as completing a variety of functional tasks before returning home.More details about the objective as well as workers can be located by observing the Crew-9 blogging site, @commercial_crew on X, or even business workers on Facebook. You may additionally follow @astrohague on X and also Instagram.