Reid Wiseman does not announce conversion to Christianity after Artemis II mission
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Updated · Snopes.com · Apr 21
Reid Wiseman does not announce conversion to Christianity after Artemis II mission
4 articles · Updated · Snopes.com · Apr 21
Social media posts in April 2026 falsely claimed Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman converted to Christianity after the crew’s April 10 Pacific splashdown.
Wiseman stated he was "not really a religious person" and described an emotional moment with a Navy chaplain, but made no public declaration of faith change.
NASA has not confirmed any conversion, and Wiseman’s remarks were misrepresented online, with rumors spreading across Facebook, Threads, and X. Artemis II was a lunar flyby, not a moon landing.
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