Putin signs decree on awarding Order of Courage to NASA astronaut Nick Hague
MOSCOW, October 8. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on awarding the Order of Courage to NASA astronaut Nick Hague and other state decorations to staff members of Russian companies in the rocket and space sector.
The decree published on the official legal information portal says that US citizen Hague is to be awarded "for courage and high professionalism shown while performing his duties in the conditions of an increased risk to life when an emergency situation occurred at the Baikonur cosmodrome."