Nine days, one hour, 32 minutes and 15 seconds after their launch from Cape Canaveral, the four crew members of Artemis II splashed down about 85 kilometers off the coast of California, near San Diego. A look back in pictures at a historic mission, from launch to splashdown.

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 Artemis II team has experienced tech malfunctions, views like no other and moments of intense emotion, all in under 10 days. To find out all about the mission, Madeleine…

The astronauts are set to splash down off the coast of San Diego, California