‘Let’s be this more.’ Artemis II pilot Victor Glover comes home to cheering neighbors

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April 13, 2026

Monica Garske, NBC Los Angeles

The NASA pilot arrived home in League City, Texas, on Monday following his historic 695,000-mile journey to the moon.

Artemis 2 Crew — Official crew portrait for Artemis II, clockwise from left: Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman. (Josh Valcarcel)

With a huge smile and wise words, Artemis II pilot Victor Glover returned to his home in Texas Monday, welcomed by cheering community members lining the streets of his neighborhood.

The NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain is originally from Pomona but currently lives with his family in League City, Texas.

As Glover arrived in his neighborhood Monday, onlookers captured videos of him riding in the passenger seat of a van. His window was rolled down and he was smiling ear to ear, waving at neighbors.

When Glover pulled into the driveway of his home, he stopped for a moment to speak to the crowd.

And, as he did so many times from space during the 10-day Artemis II mission, Glover shared some deeply moving words.

“Some of us have never met before and you know whose fault that is? Ours. So, let’s choose to do this. Let’s be this more. Let’s be neighbors,” Glover said.

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