A Navy honor guard accepts the flags for all five of NASA's shuttles: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour at Johnson Space Centerâs shuttle program celebration on Aug. 27, 2011.
Indonesians are the only people who are shorter than Filipinos in Southeast Asia. Based on the study, Filipino males and Vietnamese males have an average height of 162 centimeters, 2 cm shorter than the average Southeast Asian height of 164 cm. and 2 cm taller than the Indonesian males.
Frequent wars and a rise in the spread of deadly diseases impacted population health and height, as well. Today, average height in American men is about 5 feet 9 inches and in American women 5 feet 4 inches.According to a study completed in 2002 (see the article by John Carvel at the Guardian), Britons have similar average heights, while most Europeans are an inch or two shorter.requent wars and a rise in the spread of deadly diseases impacted population health and height, as well. Today, average height in American men is about 5 feet 9 inches and in American women 5 feet 4 inches.