Thursday, January 11, 2018

Astronaut grows 3.5 inches in space *

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai tweeted on Monday that according to new body measurements taken earlier in the day, he has grown 9 centimeters, or about 3.5 inches, since he arrived in space three weeks ago. "I’ve only been in space for three weeks and haven’t grown like this since middle/high school," he wrote. He joked that he's worried about fitting into his seat on the Soyuz capsule for the ride back to Earth.
* Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, on a mission to the International Space Station, apologized on Wednesday for saying he had grown 9 cm (3.5 inches) while in space and expressing concern about whether he’d be safe on his return to Earth.
Japanese astronaut apologizes for 'fake news' of height increase

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