It's one giant treat for womankind as musclebound astronaut Victor Glover is caught on camera taking a post-workout 'space shower'

Published: 22:27, 4 April 2026 | Updated: 22:27, 4 April 2026 Astronaut Victor Glover has become an unexpected sex symbol - after being caught a on camera taking a space shower. Footage of him stripped to his shorts on the Artemis II mission on its way to the Moon was accidentally broadcast by Nasa. And the pilot's muscular figure left some earthbound viewers decidedly starry-eyed. The live feed from inside the Orion spacecraft showed the 49-year-old American cleaning himself with a 'hygiene towel' - the space flight equivalent of a wet wipe - after exercising. Mission Control in Houston cut the images just as Glover was cleaning his feet after realising the broadcast was showing more of the astronaut than planned. But that didn't stop replays of the action getting upwards of half a million views 105,000 miles away on Earth, with wags dubbing him Buff Lightyear. One woman wrote on social media: 'Omg Astronaut Victor Glover is so physically fit. Please let him exercise a lot.' Another posted a muscle emoji, adding: 'One rep for a man, a whole set for mankind.'  Astronaut Victor Glover (pictured) has become an unexpected sex symbol - after being caught a on camera taking a space shower California-born Glover (pictured), a US Navy captain selected to be a Nasa astronaut in 2013, is making history by becoming the first black man to journey towards the Moon And a third joked that he was too sexy for his shirt before pleading: 'Ladies, please, he's a married man' - then adding with a wink emoji: 'But I understand.' Mission Control operator Christina Birch cut the live feed and told the crew: 'Courtesy call, not knowing your preference, we did have a video of Victor, which we have stopped going out.' Commander Reid Wiseman replied from the spacecraft: 'We appreciate that', adding: We were definitely good with it going out, but we also understand if you want to restrict. No problem either way.' California-born Glover, a US Navy captain selected to be a Nasa astronaut in 2013, is making history by becoming the first black man to journey towards the Moon. He and wife Dionna have four daughters. The mission is being closely watched by legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin, 96, the second man to walk on the Moon after Neil Armstrong as part of the Apollo 11 crew in 1969. His friend, filmmaker Steven Barber, said: 'He's giddy about it all and kept saying, 'Now it's time to occupy Mars!' You could see the joy in his eyes.  'He told me he was glad we were going back. He said, 'This is fantastic. They are following in our footsteps. It is long overdue.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.