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Was undeniable. here crew member chris sembroski takes pictures in the spaceship's cupola. crew member hayley arceneaux flipped for microgravity. >> hayley is a champ at spinning orpt arceneaux's jurpy was impossible long before she got to space. this video shows her at age 10, fighting bobs cancer a party at st. jude's hospital in memphis. 19 years later, her backstory fueled inspiration, raised $200 million for st. jude. watching her launch on wednesday, six-year-old matthew, a leukemia patient at st. jude today. from orbit, inspiration4 crew took questions from nine child patients now at st...

Finally able to stand up and exit that capsule. talk us through it. >> yeah. so when you go to space, your -- your body adapts to micro -- microgravity pretty quickly. um, what happens is the fluids in the lower half of your torso and your legs equilibrate. your eyeballs may feel like they are bulging a little bit. but over a couple days, you lose that extra water. and -- and so, you feel really comfortable in space. then when you come back down, the reverse happens, right? when you come back down and you feel gravity again, all that -- that fluid that was in your head and your up torso goes b...

Their home as they wish to round earth at 17,000 miles an hour. >> it is really interesting to see how fluid it shifts with this microgravity. >> the mission is to determine the effects of space on the human body, and also part charity. more than $150 million raised for same to children's hospital, where arcenaux works. patients they're got a rare treat on thursday. >> you are on the moon! >> maybe one day! >> their trip, highlighting a new era in space travel, and opening a new frontier to anybody with big dreams. >> let's be honest, there are a few things that would unify anyone at this poin...

After three days, it's not as bad as after six months. and so they'll be coming out and showing everyone, hey, this is doable. even for an amateur crew that hasn't had the experience, the professional training of a professional astronaut, you can do this and you can come back and be okay. >> doctor, they have been in zero gravity for the last three days. i have asked you to sort of explain what that feels like. since we are about to watch them exit the -- the capsule, i want to ask you, again, to talk us through what their bodies currently feel like and what is going to feel like when they are...

Crew emerging from spacex capsule after the historic flight. but i didn't see any moon -- moon walks. i was surprised by that, kristin. i thought at least we'd see a moon walk. >> i felt like i was watching that moment at like a wedding reception where the wedding party comes in and do their own dances. they deserve every fist pump. i would have loved to have seen a moon walk. but think what they went through. three days in microgravity. just re-entered the atmosphere inside a capsule dealing with temperatures of 3500 degrees fahrenheit before splashing down in the atlantic ocean. and the reco...