I’ve always been obsessed with space. In another lifetime, I’m convinced I would’ve joined NASA. So naturally, I’ve been captivated by the Artemis II mission.
I recently watched a recording of the lunar flyby, where the team at Johnson Space Center narrated every move as the four astronauts approached the moon. But there was one specific moment that stood out to me.
As the spacecraft, Orion, neared the moon, Mission Control noted they were about 90 seconds away from losing all communication. For 40 minutes, as the crew traveled behind the far side of the moon and lost their direct line of sight to Earth, they were cut off.
The communications rep said: “It’s the first time in more than 50 years that we have humans completely unreachable by anyone on earth. While the crew flies behind the moon, it’s simply impossible to make contact with them.”
Impossible.
When I heard her say “impossible” all I could think was: “Not with God.”
Captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, this image shows the Moon fully eclipsing the Sun. Credit: NASA
The Artemis II crew – Mission Specialist Christina Koch (top left), Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (bottom left), Commander Reid Wiseman (bottom right), and Pilot Victor Glover (top right) – uses eclipse viewers to protect their eyes at key moments during the solar eclipse they experienced during their lunar flyby. Image Credit: NASA
Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. Image Credit: NASA
Even in the most secluded, distant spaces where human technology cannot reach, God is there. It’s a literal living out of Psalm 139:
“Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there… If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.”
The far side of the moon is 238,855 miles from Earth. To put that in perspective, you could fit 30 Earths in that gap. When the moon blocked those radio signals, the world saw astronauts who were completely alone.
But they weren’t. Because God is omnipresent.
He isn’t constrained by distance, time, or technology. Unlike us, God has no limitations. He doesn’t have to “bend” to the vastness of the universe because He created it, and it serves Him.
As the pastors say, “That’ll preach if you let it!”
This historic mission has been incredible—from the never-before-seen images of earth and the moon to Astronaut Victor Glover’s reminders about Christ’s love. But as we watch Orion prepare to return to Earth, my prayer is that we’d be even more captivated by the One who made it all possible.
He is the true Creator. The one who existed before space and time and set every star in its place. He is the one who gifted us with the ability to create technology so advanced we can take photos of the moon’s far side—yet He is the only one who can truly be with us no matter how far we go.
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” (Revelation 4:11)
