When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASAHOUSTON —. Sometimes when you’re on a road trip and need a shower, nothing’s going to get in your way.That seems to be what happened Friday (April 3), when astronaut Victor Glover, the pilot of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission to the moon, suddenly took off his shirt in full view of a live camera feed on the Orion spacecraft after his daily workout.AdvertisementAdvertisementMission Control’s reaction was priceless. The video feed suddenly cut out, replaced by a view inside the White Flight Control Room here at NASA’s Johnson Space Center while flight controllers prepared a response that sounded a bit sheepish.NASA astronaut Victor Glover (right) prepares to take a towel bath inside the Orion spacecraft on the way to the moon on April 3, 2026. Also pictured are Artemis 2 mission specialists Christina Koch (top) and Jeremy Hansen. | Credit: NASA”Integrity, courtesy call,” astronaut Chris Birch, Artemis 2 capsule communicator, radioed from Mission Control a few minutes later. “Not knowing your preference, we did have video of Victor, which we stopped from going out on our PAO stream.” (PAO is NASA’s abbreviation for Public Affairs Office.)”We appreciate that, Chris. We were definitely good with the go out, but we definitely understand if you want to restrict,” Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman radioed back. “No problem either way.”Birch smiled and said she’d add it to the growing list of crew preferences, and the moment passed.AdvertisementAdvertisementA short while later, video from the interior of Orion resumed, showing some of the Artemis 2 astronauts wrapping up lunch as a shirtless Glover finished “showering” with a small towel. He had just completed his daily 30-minute workout using …
