First Black Man To Orbit The Moon, Astronaut Victor Glover, Reunites With Wife & 4 Daughters After Historic Artemis II Mission

First Black Man To Orbit The Moon, Astronaut Victor Glover, Reunites With Wife & 4 Daughters After Historic Artemis II Mission

NASA astronaut Victor Glover is officially back on Earth — and the first thing he did was run straight to his family. The Artemis II pilot took to X on Sunday, April 12, posting a beaming family photo with the caption: “Home, again! Mission complete. I hope we glorified God, humanity, our families and our terrific teams at @NASA and @csa_asc. Time to share the good news!” The post crossed 1 million views within hours.

Glover made history on April 6 when he and his Artemis II crewmates — Commander Reid Wiseman, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, shattering the distance record Apollo 13 had held for over 50 years. The 10-day mission marked the first crewed lunar trip since 1972, and Glover was at the controls for all of it.

In the reunion photo, Glover showed up exactly as he left — in his full blue NASA flight suit and Artemis II cap — surrounded by his wife Dionna and their four daughters, all of them grinning from ear to ear. The image quickly went viral, and honestly, it’s not hard to see why.

This isn’t the first time Glover has etched his name in the history books. In 2020, he became the first Black astronaut to complete a long-duration stay on the International Space Station, spending 168 days in orbit and completing four spacewalks. He has now claimed two historic firsts — and done it all while keeping faith and family at the center.
Before the Artemis II launch, Glover made headlines for saying he hopes achievements like his eventually become “human history” — not Black firsts, not racial milestones, just history. But until that day comes, the significance of what he’s accomplished isn’t lost on the millions watching.