From USA TODAY.

The astronauts landed just before 6 p.m. EDT on Tuesday off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida in a SpaceX Dragon along with the two astronauts of a mission known as Crew-9.

The water landing, coming after about a 17-hour voyage, is something of a storybook ending to the Starliner saga that has captivated the nation and recently become the subject of political posturing. Ahead of the astronauts will be time to at long last reunite with their families and friends while recovering from the toll of a lengthy spaceflight.

All told, Wilmore and Williams’ extended mission is now officially the sixth longest in NASA’s history, with five astronauts having spent more consecutive days in space than the pair.