March 4, 2020 - After a year in space, Scott Kelly returns 2 inches taller (3/3/2016).

July 31, 2023 - After two days back on Earth, astronaut Scott Kelly has lost the inch-and-a-half of height that he gained during his American-record-setting 340 days aboard the International Space Station.

March 3, 2016 - TIL that astronaut Scott Kelly came back from living in space and was two inches taller than his identical twin brother.

1 week ago - Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American engineer, retired astronaut, and naval aviator. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26, 45, and 46. Kelly's first spaceflight was as pilot of Space Shuttle Discovery ...

March 3, 2016 - After living for nearly a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is two inches taller than his identical twin brother Mark. NBC News reports.

February 21, 2023 - Kelly physically grew after leaving Earth. Without gravity, spinal discs are not being pushed down, and can thus expand, making astronauts taller. In space, Kelly grew 1.5 inches, but went back to his normal height when he came back to Earth.

Answer (1 of 3): It was referring to his full spinal height. Everyone's height on earth actually decreases slightly through the day. In between your spinal discs there are fluid sacs for support. When you stand up your head and shoulders put axial pressure on your spine and cause these sacs to c...

March 4, 2016 - Astronaut Scott Kelly, who grew about 2 inches during his nearly one year stay on the International Space Station, is back to his normal height, his identical twin brother, Mark, said Thursday.

December 29, 2017 - Did the effects of 1-year of weightlessness, the closed quarters or other factors cause Scott Kelly to grow an additional 2-inches? For the answer to this, Texas Back Institute spine surgeon Dr. Rey Bosita was asked for his professional opinion. “First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to astronaut Kelly for his willingness to spend a year of his life in outer space to do research for NASA. With regard to his increase in height, most likely, the discs in his back expanded some, and I am very interested to know how long he will remain taller,” noted Dr.

March 5, 2016 - The 52-year-old, who spent a record-breaking 340 days in space, is adjusting to the effects of low gravity, including gaining and losing nearly 2 inches in height.

September 3, 2022 - Astronaut Scott Kelly, who grew about 2 inches during his nearly one year stay on the International Space Station, is back to his normal height, his identical twin brother, Mark, said Thursday.

March 8, 2016 - Scott Kelly grew two inches taller while in space for almost a year.

March 3, 2016 - Once he's back on Earth for a long enough time (still to be determined, but scientists estimate it can take a few months), gravity will bring him back to his normal height. In 2013, NASA launched a study that wanted to figure out what it was that caused astronauts to elongate by focusing on the spine. There are still some ongoing studies on the topic. Now that he's back, Kelly will be studied by scientists to look for other changes that may have happened to his body while in space, including any changes to his vision, bones, and brain.

March 10, 2016 - But, unfortunately for Kelly's newfound height, the effect is only temporary. Once he's back on Earth for a long enough time, gravity will bring him back to his normal height.

May 18, 2023 - So in 2016, when astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth after spending a year in space, it must have really annoyed his identical twin brother — retired astronaut Mark Kelly — that Scott was two inches taller than when he left. However, Scott’s temporary increase in height was not the only thing that changed during his trip.

March 4, 2016 - Astronaut Scott Kelly, who grew about 2 inches during his nearly one year stay on the International Space Station, is back to his normal height, his identical twin brother, Mark, said Thursday.

March 3, 2016 - After spending almost a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Tuesday night two inches taller than when he left. In space, the near-absence of gravity causes astronauts’ spines to stretch, sometimes as much as three percent. The vertebra in their backs expand and relax without gravity constantly pushing them together. Kelly’s height...

March 7, 2016 - Scott said that’s one of the ... around. ... One obvious and temporary change for Kelly was that he came back 2 inches taller than his brother because a lack of gravity causes spinal disks to expand....

increments 43 and 44, and the International Space Station Commander for increments 45 and 46. Kelly’s year in space · included 5,440 orbits around the Earth and he conducted three spacewalks before returning home in March 2016. Scott Kelly retired from NASA March 2016.