Artemis crew returning to Earth with 'all the good stuff' from Moon discoveries

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Artemis crew returning to Earth with 'all the good stuff' from Moon discoveries

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The Artemis II crew is returning to Earth after their mission around the Moon, scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego around 20:00 Friday US EDT. The astronauts, including Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, reported they are bringing back significant data, pictures, and stories from their historic lunar flyby, which took them further from Earth than any other humans. Glover emphasized the wealth of information to be shared, while Wiseman highlighted the naming of a lunar crater after his late wife as a pinnacle moment. The crew has been receiving news about the mission's public perception from their families. Koch stated she will miss the camaraderie of the mission.

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Wiseman's team named a lunar crater after Wiseman's late wife, Carroll.

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The team traveled further from Earth than any other humans.

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The mission's pilot, Victor Glover, said the crew was eager to share what they had seen with the world.

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The Orion spacecraft is expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego around 20:00 Friday US EDT (01:00BST).

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The Artemis II crew is returning to Earth.

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BBC 30% Rebecca Morelle 30% San Diego 40% Reid Wiseman 50% Jeremy Hansen ×260% Orion 60% Christina Koch ×260% Wiseman ×370% Earth ×370% Victor Glover ×380% Moon ×280% Artemis II 90%

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artemis ii 100% moon mission 90% lunar flyby 70% space exploration 70% orion spacecraft 60% crew 50% data 50% lunar eclipse 40% san diego 40%

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