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Astronaut worried he's growing too much

Jan 10, 2018

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai (far left in picture) is worried he might be stranded at the international space station after he grew 9cm over his 3 week stay.

He still has 6 months to go until he can come home, but he's worried he won't fit into the spaceship by then.

Astronauts usually grow about 2 to 5cm in space because of the lack of gravity.

Photo: BBC