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Capsule. then someone else, a member of the recovery team, actually hops on top of the capsule to get it ready for extraction. and about 30 minutes later, we'll see the main capsule recovery ship arrive. and it's going to pull the capsule out of the ocean and then, when it is safely onboard, the capsule recovery ship, only then will they open up the hatch and let those astronauts out. it's going to be very interesting to see what spacex decide ts to do at that point i time. because nasa astronauts got back from longer duration flights to the international space station, like doug hurley and bo...

>> inspiration 4, on behalf of spacex, welcome home to planet earth. your mission has proved that everyday people can make extraordinary impacts in the world around them. thank you for sharing your hope, generosity, and prosperity and congratulations on your incredible journey. [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks so much, spacex. it was a heck of a ride for us. just getting started! >> copy "just getting started." >> so welcome back inspiration 4. >> all right. heck of a ride, just getting started. that's what we just heard from one of the four in the capsule and we just saw a successful

Nine boosters looking all dirty, because it proves that this has been into space or close to space, it launched something into space, it came back, and now they can reuse it, which is what spacex and elon musk have been working towards since it was founded 20 years ago, pam. >> and just the idea that they kept the four crew members safe. look at what the capsule went through. it took a huge beating, as you can see, as you laid out. but as we were told from the company, the four civilians inside that capsule were in good spirits. they are still in the capsule right now and they're getting ready...

Rescue teams to get to them. they've already got the boats up there to the dragon capsule. >> i think one of the advantages that the commercial space flight companies have today is the fact that they can build on everything that nasa did from the 1960s through today, so they have a great head start. it allows them to use better technology and better capabilities and plop it right down where they expect it to be and have those boats ready to pick them up. although, you know, an aircraft carrier and a helicopter still pretty cool, but this is a lot -- [inaudible]. >> jon: yeah, there were some g...

Looking forward above the dragon capsule, looking at those four main chutes. >> copy 1,000. >> the next event coming up now is a visual confirmation of splashdown. you can see the dragon capsule on your right-hand screen, slowly coming down now. we talked about how fast the vehicle has been traveling, but they will be touching down approximately 15 miles per hour, when they touch the atlantic ocean there. >> copy 800. >> the dragon one program had great success with the water landing with 20 successful splashdowns over the course of that program, nine of which were carried out by flight proven...