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“Astronauts experience temporary height gain due to microgravity, with their spines lengthening by up to 5 centimeters, before returning to normal upon re-entry to Earth's gravity.”
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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 Iowa State University lab examines muscle and bone deterioration in space and on Earth Iowa Capital Dispatch Spend a year in space and your own body will betray you on the way home, starting with your spine.
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