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by mtgx 5122 days ago
I wonder if future generations of humans from the colony would become taller and heavier because of the lower gravitation.
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The people in the space station have the odd problem of being a couple of centimeters taller and outgrowing their chairs when they go home after a few months. Described by Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers here:

http://blogs.esa.int/andre-kuipers/2012/05/15/ik-pas-nog-in-...