'Like an animal': Nasa astronauts describe noisy, jolting descent

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The two Nasa astronauts brought back to Earth on Sunday said they felt they were inside the belly of a beast as it careened into the atmosphere at 28,163kph.

"The atmosphere starts to make noise, you can hear that rumble outside the vehicle and as the vehicle tries to control, you feel a little bit of that shimmy in your body," continued the 50-year-old. "Very much like getting hit in the back of the chair with a baseball bat, you know, just a crack," said Behnken, describing the sensation.

The success of the demonstration mission for SpaceX Crew Dragon, the first crewed US spaceship to achieve orbit since the Space Shuttle era, means it will likely soon be certified for regular service."The mission went just like the simulators, from start to finish, all the way there was really no surprises," said Hurley.

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