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Jack Hathaway

Portrait photograph of Jack Hathaway

Photo: Robert Markowitz / Public domain

Jack Hathaway is a commander in the United States Navy and a NASA astronaut, from South Windsor, Connecticut. He studied physics and history at the U.S. Naval Academy, flew the F/A-18E on carrier deployments, and graduated from the British Empire Test Pilots’ School at Boscombe Down. NASA selected him in December 2021 as part of Astronaut Group 23, and he finished training in March 2024. He served as pilot of Crew-12, which launched to the International Space Station on 13 February 2026 and joined Expedition 74 and Expedition 75. It was his first spaceflight.

Born
5 October 1982
Country
United States
Flights
1: SpaceX Crew-12 (2026)
Stations visited
International Space Station, as part of Expedition 74, Expedition 75
Flights with a company
SpaceX Crew-12 (SpaceX)

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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Deep Space Updates: MMX to Phobos, Crew-12 Return, Neutron Delay

Scott Manley

Duration 33:09

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  1. Crew-12 Hatch Closure: Dragon Freedom Readies to Leave the ISS

    Launch coverageEuropean Space Agency, ESA · 36:55

    Mission: Crew-12

  2. Spacewalk 99: Adenot and Meir Replace Harmony Retroreflector

    Launch coverageNASA · 9:05:30

    Mission: Expedition 75

  3. Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Space-to-Ground Antenna

    Mission explainerNASA · 8:57:39

    Mission: U.S. Spacewalk 97

  4. Spacewalk 98: Menon and Adenot Swap a Failed ISS Antenna

    Launch coverageNASA · 8:48:15

    Mission: US Spacewalk 98

  5. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Dragon Freedom Undocking Step by Step

    Launch coverageEuropean Space Agency, ESA · 43:30

    Mission: Crew-12

  6. Crew-12 Crew Look Back on 237 Days Aboard the ISS

    Press briefingNASA · 39:56

    Mission: Crew-12

  7. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Re-Entry & Splashdown

    Launch coverageNASA · 2:19:07

    Mission: Crew-12

  8. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Dragon Freedom Undocking and Departure

    Launch coverageNASA · 45:14

    Mission: Crew-12

  9. Crew-12 Leaves the ISS: Hatch Closure Aboard Dragon Freedom

    Launch coverageNASA · 38:44

    Mission: Crew-12

  10. Crew-12 Farewell: Jessica Meir Hands ISS Command to Dubrov

    Press briefingNASA · 12:07

    Mission: Crew-12

  11. Crew-12 Return: Dragon Freedom Splashdown Off Los Angeles

    Launch coverageEuropean Space Agency, ESA · 2:17:40

    Mission: Crew-12