Ankur Desai

Just talk us through what happens for them.

I guess there'll be some strict and stringent medical tests as well.

And then when are they likely to see their families and friends and loved ones and their colleagues at NASA as well?

They'll feel a bit wobbly on their feet, not because their muscles have gone.

They haven't been in space long enough for that.

But the balance things in the inner ear has not got used to gravity yet.

So they'll be feeling a bit dizzy.

But that'll go in a couple of hours.

They will...

be on board the rescue vessel being checked out for any neurological issues, health issues.

Once they're past fit, then they'll be able to see their families who must be so relieved and so delighted that they're back safely on Earth.

Pallab Ghosh.

Well, that relief and excitement is being felt by people following this all around the world.

Our LA correspondent Shama Khalil was at a landing watch party at the Columbia Memorial Space Center and told us about the moment the capsule splashed down safely.

Before we let you go, is this something that will inspire the next generation of astronauts?

Is that the sense that you're getting in terms of the increased appetite for civilian space travel in the future?

Shama Khalil reporting.

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The US delegation is being led by the Vice President, J.D.

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