The joy is infectious in this image of mission pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch who soak in the moment while sitting together after splashing down on Friday (April 10).

After making history on their journey around the moon, NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen have come home.

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

The Orion crew module containing the four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday evening.

The four astronauts who only returned to Earth yesterday explained on Saturday what the mission meant to them.

Mission commander NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman was seen experiencing some serious joy With his fist raised to the sky and his crew and teammates b

Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen landed at Ellington Field.

The amphibious transport dock ship was an ideal choice for rescuing the Artemis II crew from the Pacific Ocean—particularly because of its ability to “float” the space capsule on board.