NASA has released the list of songs astronauts have been listening to during their mission.

Among the tracks played during the mission is Good Morning by Christian artists Mandisa and TobyMac, used as part of the spacecraft’s wake-up playlist. The wake-up music tradition, used across NASA missions, is intended to help structure astronauts’ days in space and support morale during long-duration flights. 

TobyMac said it was “an honour” and added that Mandisa, who died in 2024, would be “smiling up there” at the news.

Christianity has been mentioned several times during the mission, with astronaut Victor Glover, who is a Christian, delivering an impromptu Easter message from the spacecraft, reflecting on humanity’s place in the universe and the significance of the holiday period.

“You guys are talking to us because we're in a spaceship really far from Earth, but you're on a spaceship called Earth that was created to give us a place to live in the universe... Maybe the distance we are from you makes you think what we're doing is special, but we're the same distance from you. And I'm trying to tell you - just trust me - you are special,” he said.

Glover mentioned God and the Bible in his address, while also speaking to both religious and non-religious audiences.

“In all of this emptiness - this is a whole bunch of nothing, this thing we call the universe, you have this oasis, this beautiful place that we get to exist together," he said of Earth. "I think, as we go into Easter Sunday, thinking about all the cultures all around the world, whether you celebrate it or not, whether you believe in God or not, this is an opportunity for us to remember where we are, who we are, and that we are the same thing, and that we've gotta get through this together.”

The Artemis II crew is expected to splash down back on Earth just after 1 am on Saturday, UK time.