The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego with all four astronauts in good health

On Wednesday, two days after their moon flyby, the crew of the Artemis II mission settled in for a day of preparation to return to Earth.

The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with "so many more pictures, so many more stories".

The astronauts of Artemis II will end their historic mission with a splashdown near San Diego. Here's the scary stuff that happens before they do.

The four astronauts are set to touch down on Earth and conclude the 10-day mission after completing moon flyby

NASA's gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, parachuted gently into the sea off the Southern California coast shortly after 5 p.m. PT.

If all goes well, the crew will end up bobbing safely in the ocean aboard its Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, shortly after 8 p.m. ET off the coast of San Diego.

NASA’s four Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after a historic moon mission, with Orion set for Pacific splashdown shortly after 8 p.m. ET.

The Artemis II crew has reached the last part of its mission to circle the moon in a first step to returning humans to its surface -- splashdown day.

Follow the latest updates as astronauts prepare for fiery re-entry in Earth’s atmosphere after 10-day mission to fly around the moon

Their 13-minute fiery plunge through the atmosphere concluded a historic mission that went deeper into space than anyone had flown before.

L’uscita dei quattro astronauti dalla capsula Orion tra gli applausi

La capsula Orion è ammarata nell'oceano Pacifico, al largo delle coste della California, a Sud-Ovest di San Diego. Si conclude così la missione Artemis II che a 56 anni dal volo…

Los cuatro tripulantes caen al océano Pacífico tras jugarse la vida en un regreso incierto

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I quattro astronauti sono tornati, tutto ha funzionato perfettamente (ANSA)

The astronauts will have medical checks and will be reunited with their families.

The crew completed a splashdown off the coast of San Diego

Four astronauts landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, concluding a historic 10-day mission around the moon

Missione compiuta. La capsula Orion è ammarata nell'oceano Pacifico, al largo delle coste della California, a Sud-Ovest di San Diego. Si conclude così il viaggio di Artemis...

Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.