Space Force is sending one of its 'Guardians' into space for the first time in its history

• The US Space Force is sending its first Guardian into space as early as August.
• Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut will accompany Col. Nick Hague.
• It's the first time in Space Force's four-year history that it will send a Guardian to space.

The US Space Force is sending its first member — which it calls "Guardians" — into space.

USSF Col. Nick Hague is set to pilot a NASA mission to the International Space Station as early as August, Space Force announced.