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For the future of commercial space flight. so i'll be eagerly watching, and hopefully being part of that as well. >> doctor, very quickly, your final thoughts? >> oh, just wonderful to see american ingenuity at work. and getting us back into space in a commercial way. and thanks for helping me relive some of my memories, again, too. >> yes, i imagine that this is a very nostalgic day. kendis, leroy, doctor, thank you all for spending some time with us. and as we wrap up live coverage of this historic splashdown in florida, another bit of history to celebrate because there is a new broadcast de...

They're going to be pulling some gs as they come through the atmosphere as the heat shield heats up to about 3,000 degrees fahrenheit. it will create a friction. that plasma is what's described as blackout zone where you don't have radio communication because the radio signals can't travel through that plasma. but they're inside pulling some gs, but it's not uncomfortable. it's a little bit -- when the gs pile up a bit, it takes a little more effort to breathe, but it's not too big of a deal. coming down, when i came down in a capsule in the soyuz capsule, there's a parachute. it's either goin...

Just a little while while they get the folks inside. but once they exit the vehicle, they'll probably have a little bit of sea legs once they get onto solid surface, a flat surface. it may be feel a little like they're still in the ocean, like they're still walking a little bit funny. it takes a little time for the inner ear to get used to having gravity keep that fluid level so you feel a little bit dizzy for a while, but it doesn't last very long. >> i like how blasé you both are about the whole thing given that you actually have the experience. billionaire tech entrepreneur jared isaacman ...

Anyone. and then they will open the door and they will start helping the people inside to unbuckle and to bring them out one at a time. it's a pretty crowded space and they may be disoriented a little bit, so they will help them come out of the spaceship one at a time. if people are feeling good, they may have already unbuckled. if they're not feeling so great, they may still be in their seats. >> i have to admit that kendis earlier was walking us through the ticktock of what would happen from the moment of that splashdown until what is happening now. it's easy to imagine that it would happen ...

When they turn their head quickly, that it doesn't cause them to be dizzy. it doesn't cause them to be lightheaded and that they can actually walk on their own. i -- i remember when i came off the shuttle -- um -- the numerous times i did, there was always somebody behind me just in case i would lose my balance, and they would catch anybody who was a little bit off -- >> and i believe that we were watching that right now. if you are watching the left side of your screen -- >> in ten seconds, the first person is out. >> we are told from mission control, she was the first to exit the craft. now,...