{"id":2592087,"date":"2026-04-17T14:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-not-really-religious-artemis-ii-cmdr-reid-wiseman-broke-down-in-tears-after-flight-when-he-saw-the-cross-on-navy-chaplains-collar\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:21:48","slug":"watch-not-really-religious-artemis-ii-cmdr-reid-wiseman-broke-down-in-tears-after-flight-when-he-saw-the-cross-on-navy-chaplains-collar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-not-really-religious-artemis-ii-cmdr-reid-wiseman-broke-down-in-tears-after-flight-when-he-saw-the-cross-on-navy-chaplains-collar\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: &#8216;Not Really Religious&#8217; Artemis II Cmdr. Reid Wiseman Broke Down in Tears After Flight When He Saw the Cross on Navy Chaplain&#8217;s Collar"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">48<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-not-really-religious-artemis-ii-cmdr-reid-wiseman-broke-down-in-tears-after-flight-when-he-saw-the-cross-on-navy-chaplains-collar%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2592087&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The artemis II mission marked a historic milestone as the farthest a human crew has traveled from Earth,with a nine-day journey that culminated in a Pacific Ocean landing off the coast of San Diego on April 10. Commander reid Wiseman described a personal shift after the return, saying that while he doesn\u2019t consider himself a religious person, he sought a chaplain and broke down in tears when he saw the cross on the chaplain\u2019s collar. The moment was framed in the article with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colleges-better-double-down-on-defending-conservative-students\/\" title=\"Colleges Better Double Down On Defending Conservative Students\">biblical reflection<\/a>, including Psalm 19:1, which speaks of the heavens declaring the glory of God.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow crew member and pilot Victor Glover is presented as another Christian voice who underscored the role of faith in his career, noting that he prays before flight and has observed a sense of purpose beyond the risks of space travel. The piece also situates Wiseman\u2019s experience within broader reflections on faith, quoting Heisenberg on the idea that deeper questions about existence can lead to belief, and referencing coverage from Premier christian News about the mission\u2019s faith dimension. the article portrays Wiseman\u2019s return as a moment that has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stirred personal spiritual reflection<\/a>, even as the mission itself stands as a landmark achievement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-predicts-mars-landing-within-next-five-years\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Predicts Mars Landing Within Next Five Years\">human space exploration<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The successful return of the Artemis II crew saw Cmdr. Reid Wiseman experience a shift in his heart toward Jesus Christ; hopefully this is only the beginning for him.<\/p>\n<p>The crew returned to Earth April 10,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-nasa-navy-personnel-rush-recover-artemis-ii-astronauts-pacific-ocean-landing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">landing<\/a> in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California.<\/p>\n<p>The nine-day mission was a historic one &mdash; this was the farthest a human crew had traveled from the planet.<\/p>\n<p>The weight of the moment was not lost on Wiseman who told reporters he sought a chaplain after returning, despite saying, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not really a religious person. [00:03]\n<p>&ldquo;There was just no other avenue for me to explain anything or to experience anything, so I asked for the chaplain on the Navy ship to just come visit us for a minute,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And when that man walked in, I&rsquo;d never met him before in my life, but I saw the cross on his collar and I just broke down in tears.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s very hard to fully grasp what we just went through.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman reflects on being MOVED to tears by the Christian cross after returning to Earth from the historic expedition:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I got back on the on the ship &mdash; I&rsquo;m not really a religious person &mdash; but there was just no other avenue for me to explain&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yk2JBIkxrN\">pic.twitter.com\/yk2JBIkxrN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2044852432891527539?\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As it is written in <a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/psalms\/19-1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psalm 19:1<\/a>, &ldquo;The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Artemis II crew saw God&rsquo;s work in all its magnificence and were left awestruck by the experience.<\/p>\n<p>Wiseman doesn&rsquo;t proclaim himself a Christian or religious otherwise, but even he could not ignore that what he witnessed was not random circumstance.<\/p>\n<p>He seems to be waking up to the truth, but the consciousness must catch up to his psyche.<\/p>\n<p>The German physicist<a href=\"https:\/\/scienceandculture.com\/2022\/04\/at-the-bottom-of-the-glass-god-is-waiting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Werner Heisenberg<\/a> said, &ldquo;The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wiseman, in the context of what humanity has experienced up to this point, glimpsed the bottom of the glass and proved Heisenberg&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-amid-israel-hamas-war-orthodox-jews-and-muslims-still-side-by-side-in-chicagos-demographic-churn\/\" title=\"Amid Israel-Hamas conflict, Orthodox Jews and Muslims stand together in Chicago&#039;s diverse landscape.\">statement holds true<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/premierchristian.news\/en\/news\/article\/there-are-no-atheists-in-rockets-says-christian-pilot-of-artemis-ii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier Christian News,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rust-armorer-alec-baldwin-pointed-gun-at-halyna-hutchins-against-all-rules\/\" title=\"&#039;Rust&#039; Armorer: Alec Baldwin Pointed Gun at Halyna Hutchins &#039;Against All Rules&#039;\">fellow crew member<\/a> and pilot Victor Glover, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-artemis-ii-astronaut-talks-bible-beauty-creation-powerful-easter-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an outspoken Christian<\/a>, professed his faith before the mission and stated how important it was throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My career is fed by my faith, and you know, anytime I do something that&rsquo;s pretty risky, I pray &mdash; before I fly, every time I fly. I fly airplanes a few times a week. Definitely when you go sit on top of a rocket ship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the military, there&rsquo;s a saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. There aren&rsquo;t any on top of rockets, either,&rdquo; said Glover, a member of the Church of Christ and a Sunday School teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Before Artemis II&rsquo;s launch he commented, &nbsp;&ldquo;I pray that God will bless this mission.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I also pray that we can continue to serve as a source of inspiration, for cooperation and peace, not just between nations but in our own nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>God blessed the mission in ways perhaps Glover did not anticipate, planting the seeds of faith in his commander.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Commander Reid Wiseman described a personal shift toward faith, specifically toward Jesus Christ, after the mission. Although he doesn\u2019t identify as religious, he asked for a chaplain to visit once they were back on the Navy ship, and he broke down in tears upon seeing the chaplain\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The account frames the voyage and its aftermath with a sense of awe at God\u2019s creation. Wiseman reflected on Psalm 19:1, which speaks of the heavens revealing God\u2019s glory, and said the Artemis II crew witnessed something magnificent that seemed more than mere chance. While he doesn\u2019t label himself as a Christian in public, the experience appeared to awaken something meaningful in him, even if his self-understanding lags behind what he felt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece also invokes the idea that deep inquiry into nature can lead one toward belief, referencing a famous remark by Werner Heisenberg. In this context, Wiseman\u2019s experience is presented as aligning with that notion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fellow crew member and pilot Victor Glover, who is openly Christian, emphasized that his faith fuels his career and that he prays before missions. He underscored the idea that there are no atheists in dangerous situations and expressed hope that the mission would inspire cooperation and peace. His faith, according to the account, may have planted seeds of belief in Wiseman.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can tailor the paraphrase to a shorter summary or adjust the tone (more neutral, more devotional, etc.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2592088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/reid-wiseman-for-april-17-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76991,77993,35750,77992,77991],"class_list":["post-2592087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-artemis-ii-2","tag-cross-on-collar","tag-emotional-moment","tag-navy-chaplain","tag-reid-wiseman"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/reid-wiseman-for-april-17-2026.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2592087"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2592091,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592087\/revisions\/2592091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2592088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2592087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2592087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2592087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}