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

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• What happens to our body in space? The Hindu · 1d ago
• What happens to astronauts' bodies on the ISS? A look at how space affects bone, blood and eyes starlust.org · 1d ago
• Spend a year in space and your own body will betray you on the way home, starting with your spine. Space Daily · 1d ago
• Iowa State University lab examines muscle and bone deterioration in space and on Earth Iowa Capital Dispatch · 1d ago
• 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 · 1d ago

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