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<p><span style="font-weight:400">NASA astronaut Victor Glover is earning widespread praise from conservatives after rejecting identity politics in favor of what he described as a shared human achievement during the historic Artemis II mission.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Glover, one of four astronauts aboard the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, addressed the cultural weight surrounding the mission during a pre-launch press event, particularly its designation as the first to include both a woman and a black astronaut on a lunar assignment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">While acknowledging the importance of representation, Glover made clear he sees the mission in far broader terms. “I love that, but I also hope we are pushing the other direction … that this is just — this is human history,” Glover said. “It’s the story of humanity — not black history, not women’s history.” The remarks quickly gained traction online, especially among conservative commentators.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">NASA pilot Victor Glover CLAPS back after being asked what it means to be the first black man to visit the moon: “It’s the story of humanity, not black history, not women’s history, but that it becomes human history.”</p>
<p>“I also HOPE we are pushing the other direction that one day… <a href="https://t.co/0ctJfiWVRE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/0ctJfiWVRE</a></p>
<p>— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedWavePress/status/2039771462970536238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 2, 2026</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight:400">Radio host Dana Loesch </span><a href="https://x.com/DLoesch/status/2040110577922584990" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">praised</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> Glover’s framing, calling him “ridiculously qualified” and applauding what she described as his rejection of “the commie tactic of CRT — prioritizing identity politics over all else.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“He’s not going to allow the attempted perversion of unity to undermine how this was a real achievement for America and humanity,” Loesch added. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Australian commentator Drew Pavlou echoed that sentiment, </span><a href="https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/2039962395775545634" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">writing</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">, “Victor Glover is a good man. In my view he is a hero of American and Western civilisation.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Clips of Glover’s comments were widely shared by conservative figures, with many highlighting his emphasis on unity and merit over demographic firsts. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Glover’s perspective also aligns with a broader ethos expressed by his fellow crew members. Astronaut Christina Koch noted that progress should be measured by equal opportunity, saying, “we are at a time when everyone gets to work equally hard to achieve that dream,” while Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen emphasized that “anybody who shows up and is able to contribute something meaningful can be part of this mission.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Born in Pomona, California, Glover graduated from Ontario High School before earning a degree in general engineering and three master’s degrees. He went on to serve as a U.S. Navy test pilot, logging more than 3,500 flight hours across over 40 aircraft, including the F/A-18 Hornet, Super Hornet, and EA-18G Growler, while completing 24 combat missions and more than 400 carrier landings. Selected by NASA in 2013, Glover later served as pilot on SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission and spent 168 days aboard the International Space Station.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Glover has also stood out for his openness about his Christian faith, which he has described as inseparable from his career in aviation and spaceflight. After returning from the International Space Station, he noted that NASA supported his ability to take communion weekly while in orbit. “I was able to worship in space,” he said, calling it an important part of his “faith walk even while I was off the planet.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">In </span><a href="https://christianchronicle.org/there-are-no-atheists-on-top-of-rockets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">interviews</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">, Glover has repeatedly emphasized that faith and science are not in conflict, but deeply connected. “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.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">That perspective has produced some of his most widely shared one liners: “We need Jesus, whether on Earth or circling the Moon,” and, paraphrasing a military saying, “There are no atheists on top of rockets.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">For Glover, the wonder of space exploration itself points to something greater. He has spoken about referencing the “beauty of creation” in conversations with colleagues at NASA, adding that he sees no contradiction between scientific discovery and belief in God. “I believe in both,” he said. “And I don’t find them to be in conflict.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">As Artemis II pushes humanity back toward the moon, Glover’s message, grounded in faith, service, and a focus on shared human achievement, has resonated far beyond the mission itself.</span></p>
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