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An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletterHOUSTON —. Sometimes when you're on a road trip and need a shower, nothing's going to get in your way.
"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.
A 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 Orion's new flywheel exercise device. You can see the full video at the top of this page.
Get the Space.com NewsletterContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors"NASA astronaut Victor Glover, having completed his workout, cleaning up in space," a NASA commentator said. "Obviously we do not have showers aboard the Orion spacecraft."
The episode, while amusing, offered an unusually intimate glimpse into the daily life of an astronaut in space — in this case, one headed for the moon.
Glover, Wiseman (both NASA astronauts) and Artemis 2 mission specialists Christina Koch of NASA and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency launched toward the moon on April 1 on NASA's first crewed lunar mission since 1972. They will become the farthest-ever humans from Earth when they loop around the moon on April 6 to begin their trip home. The 10-day mission is due to return to Earth on April 10.
The only Lego Technic NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket, once built it can 'launch' thanks to the clever Technic engineering mechanisms inside. It stands 27.5-inches (70 cm) tall but is made from only 632 pieces, making this suitable for ages 9+, compared with the adult-oriented (and $260) static Lego Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System (10341) model.
Tariq MalikEditor-in-ChiefTariq is the award-winning Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001. He covers human spaceflight, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. He's a recipient of the 2022 Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting and the 2025 Space Pioneer Award from the National Space Society. He is an Eagle Scout and Space Camp alum with journalism degrees from the USC and NYU. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the This Week In Space podcast on the TWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter @tariqjmalik.
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