Space Travel Can Actually Make You Taller With the exception of
throwing yourself into a pair of tall shoes, there really is no
way to make you any taller than that with which genetics blessed
you. That is, unless you have a connection with the space
program. According to NASA, traveling to outer space has proven
to add anywhere between two to three inches to an astronaut’s
height. Strangely, even though NASA has been aware of this
phenomenon for years, they have not yet been able to pinpoint
the exact cause. However, scientists anticipate that it is the
result of a spine free from the constraints of gravity,
according to Space.com. To study this hypothesis, researchers
plan to study six astronauts in a clinical trial where they will
use spinal ultrasounds to gauge the difference in their height
during 30, 90 and 150 days of space travel. Researchers say the
study will be challenging due to spinal ultrasounds being more
difficult to conduct than on other parts of the body. “Today
there is a new ultrasound dev