Thoughts on the way to the Moon
Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman (proud son of Baltimore, Maryland) took this photo of Earth after the crew put their ship on course for the Moon.
Except for a slight sliver of sunlight at upper left, the only illumination of Earth is from the full Moon behind the photographer.
Venus is at upper left.
[Artemis II pilot Victor Glover]
"... I think these observances are important, and as we are so far from Earth and looking back at, you know, 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. And you know, when I read the Bible, and I look at all of the amazing things that were done for us, who were created, it’s…you, 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. 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. 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. I think as we go into Easter Sunday thinking about, you know, all the cultures all around the world, whether you celebrate it or not, whether you believe in God or not, um, this is an opportunity to remember where we are, who we are, and that we are the same thing in that we’ve got to get through this together."
"... I think these observances are important, and as we are so far from Earth and looking back at, you know, 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. And you know, when I read the Bible, and I look at all of the amazing things that were done for us, who were created, it’s…you, 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. 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. 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. I think as we go into Easter Sunday thinking about, you know, all the cultures all around the world, whether you celebrate it or not, whether you believe in God or not, um, this is an opportunity to remember where we are, who we are, and that we are the same thing in that we’ve got to get through this together."
