This Easter message has gone viral. NASA astronaut Victor Glover gave an Easter message while on board the Artemis II, which is set to head to the moon. Glover, a vocal Christian who is not afraid to proclaim his faith, shared, “When I read the Bible, I look at all of the amazing things that were done for us.” Yahoo News provided the following details on the speech: On Saturday (April 4), as Artemis 2’s Orion capsule sped toward the moon, a CBS News reporter asked mission pilot Victor Glover if he wished to share any Easter thoughts with those of us here on Earth. “I don’t have anything prepared. I’m glad you brought it up, though; I think these observances are important,” Glover responded. Then he gave us some words that showed how thoughtful and eloquent he is, and how well he can think on his feet. “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,” Glover said. “Maybe the distance we are from you makes you think what we’re doing is special, but we’re the same distance from you. And I’m trying to tell you — just trust me — you are special.” Glover invoked God and the Bible in his impromptu address, but he took pains to reach believers and non-believers alike “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 together,” he said of Earth. “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’ve gotta get through this together.” Watch here: As communities gather this weekend, @AstroVicGlover reflects on the shared spaceship we all call home: Earth. pic.twitter.com/GpwdeovpCR — NASA (@NASA) April 5, 2026 CBS News reported the astronauts also had an Easter egg hunt on board the Artemis II: As the four Artemis II astronauts closed in on the moon, they took time to send Easter greetings to Earth and had their own version of an egg hunt. Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch on Sunday presented “astronaut wings” to Canadian crewmate Jeremy Hansen, making his first space flight, before getting down to work carrying out planned tests of new Artemis pressure suits. But first, Koch passed along Easter greetings to flight controllers. “This time of year is something that many religions and many cultures hold dear,” Koch said. “It’s a time of emotions such as joy, as well as solemnness, honoring what’s going on both in our world and in our religious beliefs.” “Another aspect of that is our family tradition … If I was on the Earth right now, I would be with my family in Houston and we would be hiding confetti eggs in the backyard and watching two very sweet little girls go try to find them.” Koch said the crew had hidden eggs around the cabin to mark the holiday. “They were the dehydrated scrambled egg variety,” she added, “but we’re all pretty happy with them.” Overnight Saturday, Koch said the crew had switched from measuring their increasing distance from Earth to tracking their decreasing distance to the moon. At the time she spoke, the Orion spacecraft was 76,362 nautical miles from the moon and 168,000 miles from Earth. The trip around the moon so far has yielded unexpected detail on its surface, giving scientists a taste of things to come when they pass over the lunar far side Monday. The Artemis II crew sent Easter greetings to Earth on the fifth day of their mission, sharing reflections on the holiday and hiding space-themed eggs in the spacecraft pic.twitter.com/UTCmknVOxW — Reuters (@Reuters) April 5, 2026 What’s your take?