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Artemis II pilot Victor Glover returned to League City, Texas, to a cheering crowd after a 10-day, 695,000-mile mission that saw the crew become the first to view the Moon's far side; Christina Koch became the first woman on the Moon, Glover the first Black astronaut on the Moon, and Jeremy Hansen the first non-U.S. citizen to do so, while Glover urged neighbors to be more neighborly and to love one another.
Artemis 2 crew—Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen—celebrated after a Pacific splashdown that ended a 10-day lunar flyby, marking NASA's first crewed lunar mission since Apollo and signaling progress toward the Artemis program.
Astronaut Victor Glover publicly thanked God after Artemis II’s historic return from a lunar mission farther from Earth than any in history, highlighting teamwork, support from families and NASA, and saying the undertaking was “too big to be in one body.”
NASA’s Artemis II mission places Victor Glover in the pilot’s seat for a lunar flyby, making him one of 20 Black astronauts in NASA history and carrying forward the Tuskegee Airmen legacy as the mission helps set up a crewed moon landing planned for 2028, while underscoring the goal that future generations may not need 'firsts' to celebrate progress in space.
Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, reunited with his wife and five daughters at Ellington Field after a 10‑day mission near the Moon, expressing gratitude to God and love for his family and all who followed the mission. Artemis II was the first crewed near‑lunar test since Apollo 17 in 1972, and the crew traveled farther from Earth than any humans while witnessing a solar eclipse from behind the Moon.
Artemis 2 pilot Victor Glover says he listens to Gil Scott‑Heron’s 1970 poem-song Whitey on the Moon every Monday to stay grounded in the human realities behind space exploration, a perspective he says informs NASA’s moon mission as he and three crewmates prepare for a 10-day lunar flyby that would make him the first person of color to visit the Moon.
Artemis II will launch a four-astronaut lunar flyby—the U.S.’s first return to the Moon in over 50 years—featuring Victor Glover as the first Black astronaut and Christina Koch as the first Black woman to travel to the Moon. The mission will not land but will advance health, rocket, and Moon science research, while highlighting international partnerships and ongoing budget/policy debates surrounding NASA’s moon program.
NASA will outfit the Artemis II crew with Nikon Z9 cameras to document images from lunar orbit, with Christina Koch highlighted as the likely standout photographer given her ISS work and inspirations; the mission is historic as it travels farther from Earth than any crewed mission and follows pre-launch testing like a wet dress rehearsal for the SLS.
Victor Glover, a Navy captain and the first African American to have spent extended time on the International Space Station, will pilot the Artemis II mission, becoming the first human to visit the moon in over 50 years. His journey from a childhood dream of space travel to becoming an astronaut involved a diverse background in sports, academics, and military service. Despite the historic nature of his upcoming mission, Glover remains humble and focused on his role as a mentor and a dedicated member of his crew.
Victor Glover, an astronaut with North Texas ties, is set to pilot a crew during NASA’s Artemis II mission, becoming the first Black man to orbit the moon. He aims to inspire future generations of astronauts with his participation and the diverse team accompanying him. Glover's journey from meeting a Black faculty member in college to obtaining three engineering-related master's degrees has led him to this historic mission, expected to launch by the end of next year.
The National Geographic documentary "The Space Race" highlights the stories of Black astronauts, including Victor Glover and Ed Dwight, who faced systemic racism and discrimination while pursuing their dreams of space exploration. Despite the challenges, these trailblazers have made significant contributions to space exploration and continue to inspire future generations of astronauts. The documentary sheds light on the uneasy convergence between the space race and the civil rights movement, showcasing the resilience and determination of African American astronauts in the face of adversity.
NASA has announced the crew for its Artemis II mission, which will be the US' first lunar mission in half a century. Victor Glover will become the first black astronaut to travel into deep space, while Christina Koch will become the first woman to go around the moon. The mission will test new technology, including heat shields that protect the Orion spacecraft as it travels 24,500 mph in 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit on its way back. If successful, NASA plans to launch an expedition to land on the moon titled Artemis III, which would be a step towards getting humans onto Mars.
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, the pilot of the Artemis II mission around the Moon, listens to Gil Scott-Heron's poem "Whitey on the Moon" twice a week on the way to work. The poem criticizes investment in space when Black people in the U.S. couldn't afford health care. Glover believes it's important to listen to spaceflight skeptics and recognize and respect them. Many NASA astronauts have historically avoided speaking out on politically charged topics, but that has changed in recent years.
NASA has announced the crew for the Artemis II mission, which will include NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Glover, a devout Christian, will be the pilot for the mission, which is a 10-day-long flight test of NASA's Orion spacecraft. The mission is the first crewed trip around the moon in over 50 years and is meant to be "the next step on the journey that gets humanity to Mars."