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

Artemis crew returning to Earth with 'all the good stuff' from Moon discoveries7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleClaire KeenanWatch: BBC asks Artemis II crew a question in spaceThe Artemis II crew said they have "many more pictures" and "many more stories" to share with the world as they prepare to return to Earth.The four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft have completed their mission around the Moon and are expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego on around 20:00 Friday US EST (01:00 BST). Speaking to media from space on their way home, the mission's pilot, Victor Glover, said the crew was eager to share what they had seen with the world.It was the first time hearing from the team since they spoke after their historic lunar fly-by that saw them travel further from Earth than any other humans. When asked during Wednesday evening's conference, about re-entry to Earth, Glover said: "We have to get back. There's so much data that you've already seen, but all the good stuff is coming back with us.""There's so many more pictures, so many more stories," he said. Glover added that the crew still had "two more days" before they could begin to process what they'd been through."I'm going to be thinking about and talking about all of these things for the rest of my life," he said.The Artemis II mission's spacecraft, Orion, broke the record for human travel at about 13:56 EDT (18:56 BST) on Monday, beating a record of 248,655 miles (400,000km) held since 1970 by the Apollo 13 mission.The spacecraft was not planning to land on the Moon but fly around its far side, the side which is never visible from Earth. Satellites have photographed the far side before, but the astronauts were the first human eyes to see some parts of the far side's surface and its vast craters and lava plains.Straight after the flyby, President Trump spoke with the...