How many Gs are astronauts exposed to during takeoff and landing?

Question: How many Gs are astronauts exposed to during takeoff and landing?
- Keywords:
  g-force,
  landing,
  takeoff
Asked by Sanjit to Steve, Shefali, Kevin, Katie, Floris, Delma on 14 Jan 2016.
- Floris Van Den Berg answered on 14 Jan 2016:
  
  Hi Sanjit,
  
  astronauts are exposed to maximal 3Gs, so they feel 3 times heavier than on Earth. They do wear special pressure suits to compensate the pressure.
  
  Floris

Question: How many Gs are astronauts exposed to during takeoff and landing?