Space Daily·2 min read·medium
In microgravity, the human spine lengthens by as much as five centimetres, and astronauts come home temporarily taller than when they left, before gravity compresses the column again within days of landing - Space Daily
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Astronauts experience a temporary increase in height while in microgravity due to the expansion of the human spine. This effect is reversed shortly after returning to Earth's gravity.
Astronauts come home from long stays in orbit measurably taller than when they launched. The usual figure is one to three per cent of standing height, which for someone around 1.8 metres works out at…
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