To the joy of humanity, the Artemis II astronauts successfully made their way back to Earth, landing in the Pacific Ocean close to the California coast on Friday evening. The event mirrored the legendary Apollo splashdowns from the 1960s and 1970s.

As thrilling as the splashdown was, the footage of the crew module detaching from the service module thirty minutes prior to the spacecraft’s return was just as exhilarating.

Festivities broke out at the Air and Space Museum in San Diego, where a space-enthusiastic child offered a relatable raised fist reminiscent of Success Kid.

Celebrations also occurred at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California, where the descent served as a touching reminder of the Space Shuttle that the center commemorates.

Nevertheless, there was a delay of over an hour—longer than anticipated—while the crew waited for the inflation of a “front porch” for helicopter extraction.

We’ll refresh this post with images of the crew emerging as soon as it takes place.