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This article is part of\u00a0Upstream,<\/a>\u00a0The Daily Wire\u2019s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories \u2014 from our featured writers to you.<\/em><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Artemis II pilot Victor Glover went a long way \u2014 252,756 miles, to be exact \u2014 to make an impression, and boy, did he ever make one. A devout Christian, Glover praised God from the heavens as he and his compatriots completed their lunar mission \u2014 and his faith resonated in shockwaves back on earth.<\/p>\n While many are accustomed to watching celebrities or sports figures answer victory \u2014 and sometimes defeat \u2014 with prayer and a call to glorify God in all things, those words are more striking when they come from scientists because so often culture teaches us that science and faith must be at odds with each other.<\/p>\n But Glover says otherwise, loudly and boldly \u2014 and when he\u2019s given a microphone, even hundreds of thousands of miles from earth, he says it again.<\/p>\n The naval test pilot holds three master\u2019s degrees in flight and engineering fields, and he explained in a 2023 interview<\/a> that his faith feeds his academic and career pursuits.<\/p>\n \u201cMy career is fed by my faith. Anytime I do something that\u2019s pretty risky, I pray. Before I fly, every time I fly. Definitely when you go sit on top of a rocket ship,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the military, there\u2019s a saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. There aren\u2019t any on top of rockets, either.\u201d<\/p>\n Throughout Artemis II\u2019s mission, Glover took every opportunity to share his faith \u2014 particularly in the context of God\u2019s creation, to which he\u2019d just been given a front-row seat.<\/p>\n On Easter Sunday, he gave an impromptu speech<\/a> from aboard the Orion capsule.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 JUST IN: Artemis II pilot Victor Glover just gave this BEAUTIFUL Easter message<\/p>\n \u201cSo far from Earth, looking at the BEAUTY of creation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I read the Bible and I look at all of the amazing things that were done for us\u2026this amazing place.\u201d \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffbpic.twitter.com\/cjZscnGz2A<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cYou know, when I read the Bible and I look at all of the amazing things that were done for us, who were created, it\u2019s \u2014 you have this amazing place, this spaceship, you guys are talking to us because we\u2019re in a spaceship really far from earth,\u201d Glover said, adding, \u201cYou\u2019re on a spaceship called Earth that was created to give us a place to live in the universe, in the cosmos. Maybe the distance we are from you makes you think what we\u2019re doing is special, but we\u2019re the same distance from you, and I\u2019m trying to tell you, just trust me, you are special.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn all of this emptiness, this is a whole bunch of nothing, this thing we call the universe, you have this oasis, this beautiful place that we get to exist together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Just before they circled around the moon and lost contact with Mission Control, Glover once again took the microphone and brought the conversation back to his faith: \u201cChrist said in response to what was the greatest command, that it was to love God with all that you are \u2026 He said the second \u2026 that is to love your neighbor as yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n JUST IN: Astronaut Victor Glover shares the Gospel from Artemis II before losing communication.<\/p>\n \u201cChrist said in response to what was the greatest command, that it was to love God with all that you are.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe said the second \u2026 that is to love your neighbor as yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n The\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/9xErKPxmQU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When the crew finally splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, marking the end of their lunar mission, Glover\u2019s first public comments were once again rooted in his faith: \u201cI wanted to thank God in public, and I want to thank God again, because even bigger than my challenge trying to describe what we went through, the gratitude of seeing what we saw, doing what we did, and being with who I was with \u2014 it\u2019s too big to just be in one body.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 WOW! Artemis II pilot Victor Glover spreads the gospel after a safe return home from space<\/p>\n This dude is a MASTERCLASS!<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to thank God in public, and I want to thank God again, because even bigger than my challenge trying to describe what we went through, the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VnCljIxdqX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When Glover was granted a hero\u2019s welcome at home, his thoughts remained on shining the light outward. \u201cSome of us have never met before. And you know whose fault that is? Ours. So let\u2019s choose to do this. Let\u2019s be this more. Let\u2019s be neighbors,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if you heard me say it, but God told us to love Him with all that we are and love our neighbors as ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n NEW: Astronaut Victor Glover shares the gospel to a crowd who welcomed him back home to Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n People were seen lining the streets to welcome Glover back home.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of us have never met before. And you know whose fault that is? Ours. So let\u2019s choose to do this. Let\u2019s\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/xMLozkJtLr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The response was overwhelming: People everywhere heard him, and they loved what they heard.<\/p>\n \u201cLoves Jesus. Loves his wife. Loves his daughters. Literally new fav astronaut,\u201d commentator and Daily Wire contributor Elisha Krauss posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really beautiful to see someone in the government, in the military, and most definitely in the public eye giving glory to God for a mighty achievement. Our society needs so much more of this,\u201d another responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cVictor Glover is currently my favorite American,\u201d journalist Olivia Rondeau added<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNo need to send poets to the Moon, we have NASA Astronaut Victor Glover,\u201d someone else observed<\/a>.<\/p>\n But Glover himself said it best: \u201cWe need Jesus \u2014 whether on earth or circling the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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