The company has brought back astronauts from the International Space Station after spending more than 160 days in space. SpaceX. They traveled in a crew dragon capsule,
They reached the sea, From Florida, Saturday through Sunday night. This is the first regular mission undertaken by the company of billionaire Elon Musk. They say.

“At one point, I was telling myself, breathe. Inspiration. Because I felt so heavy, ”said Victor Glover, one of the four astronauts on the baptized crew. Crew-1. “Cartoon characters’ faces twist when confronted with G-Force (acceleration). “Going down the water was fun because none of us knew what to expect,” said American Shannon Walker. “In my view, it was a little softer than landing. “

“Take off and return are such special experiences”

“I expected it to be such an experiment, and when it finally happened, it was a little less than I thought it would be,” added Victor Glover in a hurry. The weight of the acceleration was concentrated on the “chest”, he described, “making it difficult to breathe.” But “flying and coming back are such special experiences,” he said. “The impact was minimal and you will feel the waves shortly after landing,” said Japanese Sochi Noguchi. “We are returning to the blue planet (…), which is a great feeling. “

The NASA SpaceX has been contracted to begin launching astronauts back into space from American soil, which has not been possible since 2011 with the end of spacecraft. So far they have been obligated to board
Russian Soyuz ships, They land on dry land.

Travelers in space soon

Soon, professional astronauts will be stationed at Dragon for space tourism missions. Asked the astronauts: Can these ordinary people cope with the re-entry into the atmosphere of this vehicle?

American Mike Hopkins said: “I think they can take it well. The second one raised his hand for the first time when asked if they were ready to go. Only Victor Glover did not. “I’m so happy to be on dry land and enjoy it for a while,” the second said with a big smile.