NASA confirmed the splashdown proceeded as planned, with the Orion spacecraft reentering the atmosphere and completing a controlled descent before landing in the ocean.

The Artemis II astronauts safely returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. Eastern Time, marking the successful end of a 10-day mission around the Moon.

The return capped a landmark journey that took the four-person crew farther from Earth than any humans in history. NASA confirmed the splashdown proceeded as planned, with the Orion spacecraft reentering the atmosphere and completing a controlled descent before landing in the ocean.