which will slow the capsule down to 15 or 16 miles per hour before splashing down just off the coast of florida around 7:06 p.m. eastern time. at that point the inspiration 4 crew should be safely back on earth after the adventure of a lifetime. three, two, one, ignition. reporter: commander jared isaacman and the crew of inspiration 4 giving the world a glimpse into their historic three-day trip into space. haley arsenau explaining how it felt to be on the flight. it s really interesting to see how it shifts with the
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
more exciting fist bumps. [ cheers and applause ] and there they are! that s such a great shot! how incredible! some hearts. love it! again, that was the crew members of inspiration 4, as excited as ever. they are back on earth, on the recovery vessel, just waiting to exit the dragon spacecraft. some fist bumps going around. again abbas the crew does begin their egress any will have
to do until just about a year and a half ago. and now, spacex proving that not only can it send nasa astronauts to the international space station, but it can also send amateur astronauts on the greatest adventure of their lives. and with that comes its own set of challenges. i mean, as a member of the press who s covered quite a few launches, i can say that this one was like no other in terms of access. we are so used to a nasa communications team responding to our every request of a government agency that s beholden to taxpayers in terms of providing constant updates, in terms of how the crew is doing and what they re doing. we didn t get that. we didn t quite as much insight into the mission as we would have if this were a strictly nasa flight. but spacex is a private company. this was a flight that was fully financed by one person, jared isaacman and therefore, they are
environment. reporter: a poet and painter showing off some of the art she s made while weightless. my art being carried by a dragon off of earth. reporter: and an engineer and musician, playing the ukelele. it s a journey less than 600 humans have ever experienced. but the crew of inspiration 4 has a way of making it feel almost ordinary, as if anyone could do it. and that s precisely the point. few have come before and many are about to follow. the door is opening now. it s pretty incredible. we can see the entire parameter of the earth which is so beautiful. reporter: opening up space travel to the masses and making it more affordable with the invention of reusable rockets. it s been elon musk s goal ever since he founded spacex nearly 20 years ago. and now for the first time, nasa