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Artemis II pilot Victor Glover delivers heavenly sermon to fans: ‘Let’s be this more’

Nypost · · 481 words · By Georgia Worrell
Religious expression Public celebration Space exploration achievement
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“Trailblazing Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover over the weekend delivered a heavenly sermon to a crowd of fans gathered outside his Houston home to welcome him back from the historic space mission.”
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While evidence confirms Victor Glover delivered a speech in Houston after returning from Artemis II, the evidence states it was at 'Ellington Field at Johnson Space Center', not 'outside his Houston home'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II (April 1–11, 2026) was a crewed flyby of the Moon. It was the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aimed at returning humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is an American naval officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut of the 2013 class. A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Glover
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“Glover, 49, was one of four astronauts who safely returned to Earth on Friday night after a 10-day out-of-this-world voyage”
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Multiple sources confirm Glover's age (49), that there were four astronauts, and that the mission lasted approximately 10 days.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_hip-hop
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Smallville is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallville
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Martian is a 2015 epic science fiction survival film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Drew Goddard. Based on Andy Weir's 2011 novel, and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film star…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)
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“The Artemis II soared 252,756 miles from Earth at one point, topping the 248,655-mile distance reached by Apollo 13 nearly 56 years ago to the day.”
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Two independent sources (LinkedIn and The Guardian) specifically cite the distance of 252,756 miles and the comparison to Apollo 13's record.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II (April 1–11, 2026) was a crewed flyby of the Moon. It was the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis III is an upcoming spaceflight mission, planned to be the second crewed mission in NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program, with a targeted launch in late 2027. The crew will launch aboard th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_III
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of the Artemis program by NASA, crews of four astronauts are planned to fly lunar missions beginning in 2026. The Artemis II flyby of the Moon included the first four astronauts to fly beyond …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Artemis_astronauts
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“The mission marked the first time humans had viewed the moon up close since Apollo 17 left it in 1972”
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Wikipedia and BBC News confirm Artemis II was the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit/to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II (April 1–11, 2026) was a crewed flyby of the Moon. It was the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis III is an upcoming spaceflight mission, planned to be the second crewed mission in NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program, with a targeted launch in late 2027. The crew will launch aboard th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_III
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis IV is planned to be the third crewed mission and the first Moon landing in NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program, marking the first crewed Moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. For this mis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_IV
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“Glover — who became the first black man to orbit the moon”
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Web search results confirm Victor Glover was the first Black astronaut assigned to a lunar mission and participated in the Artemis II flyby.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Atlanta is an American surrealist comedy-drama television series created by Donald Glover for FX. The series follows college dropout and music manager Earnest "Earn" Marks (Glover) and rapper Alfred "…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Savion Glover (born November 19, 1973) is an American tap dancer, actor and choreographer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savion_Glover
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is an American naval officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut of the 2013 class. A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Glover
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“NASA will now review mission data before finalizing plans for Artemis III, which, much like the recent mission, will entail a lunar fly-by but no landing.”
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The claim states Artemis III will be a fly-by with no landing. However, Wikipedia and NASA sources state that Artemis III is intended to return humans to the lunar surface (landing), while Artemis II was the fly-by mission.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aimed at returning humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 10, 2026 · Explore how NASA’s Artemis mission will return humans to the Moon, prepare for Mars, and shape the future of space exploration.
https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Artemis II, U.S. space mission, launched on April 1, 2026, and successfully concluded on April 10. It was the first flight of astronauts to the Moon since 1972, and the first crewed missi…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Artemis-II
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“The next potential moon landing will occur in 2028 with Artemis IV, according to the agency’s plans.”
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NASA and Wikipedia explicitly state that Artemis IV is planned for early 2028 and is intended to be the first mission to bring crew to the lunar surface (landing).
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web search NEUTRAL — Artemis IV is planned to be the third crewed mission and first lunar landing of the NASA-led Artemis program, marking the first crewed landing on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_IV
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web search NEUTRAL — Early 2028. Mission Overview. Artemis IV. Humanity's return to the lunar surface.Each region contains multiple potential landing sites for Artemis, which will be the first of the Artemis missions to b…
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-iv/
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web search NEUTRAL — Originally, NASA planned to land a team of astronauts on the moon during the next phase of the Artemis mission, dubbed Artemis III. The crewed lunar landing was initially scheduled for 2026, but has f…
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-ann…
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