SoCal astronaut Victor Glover discusses role in NASA's historic Artemis II lunar mission

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- NASA recently announced the four astronauts who will fly the historic Artemis II mission, circling the moon as part of an effort to one day establish a lunar base for deep-space missions.

Southern California native Victor Glover will serve as pilot on the mission.

Glover was born in Pomona, attended Ontario High School and graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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He spoke to Eyewitness News to discuss the mission and his reaction to being selected.

"I was shocked actually at first," Glover recalled. "I was speechless. I couldn't say anything. But I brought myself together and thanked the boss and said, hey put me in coach. It'll be an honor and I'm humbled."

For more on his interview, please watch the video above.

Artemis II mission: SoCal native chosen by NASA for historic trip around the moon

Victor Glover, who was born in Pomona, was chosen as one of four astronauts who will fly around the moon next year as part of NASA's ambitious Artemis program.