By Michaela Gordoni
Artemis II pilot Victor Glover was reminded of just how special our God-given Earth is on his 10-day mission around the moon.
“I don’t have anything prepared,” he said in an interview from space on Sunday. “I think these [Easter] observances are important, and as we are so far from Earth and looking back at the beauty of creation, I think for me, one of the really important personal perspectives that I have up here is I can really see Earth as one thing.”
“When I read the Bible and I look at all of the amazing things that were done for us, who were created, you have this amazing place, this spaceship. You guys are talking to us because we’re in a spaceship really far from Earth. But you’re on a spaceship called Earth that was created to give us a place to live in the universe, in the cosmos,” he added.
He wants people to know that he’s not more special just because he’s in space.
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“I’m trying to tell you, just trust me, you are special,” he explained. “In 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 [in] together.”
“I think as we go into Easter Sunday thinking about all the cultures all around the world — whether you celebrate it or not, whether you believe in God or not — this is an opportunity for us to remember where we are, who we are and that we are the same thing. And that we got to get through this together,” he said.
In 2023, Glover said that his beliefs are intertwined with his career.
“My career is fed by my faith,” he said. “Anytime I do something that’s pretty risky, I pray. Before I fly, every time I fly. Definitely when you go sit on top of a rocket ship.”
The Navy captain added, “In the military, there’s a saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. There aren’t any on top of rockets, either.”
On Monday, Glover preached God’s love to those who listened in.
“As we get close to the nearest point to the moon and farthest point from Earth, as we continue to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos, I would like to remind you of one of the most important mysteries there on Earth, and that’s love,” he said.
“Christ said, in response to what was the greatest command, that it was to love God with all you are,” said Glover. “And he also, being a great teacher, said the second is equal to it. And that is to love your neighbor as yourself.”
Glover and his team of astronauts safely returned to earth on Friday, April 10.
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