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.
On the distaff side, Filipino females have an average height of 150 cm. a humble 3 cm. advantage over Indonesian females but also 3 cm shorter than the Southeast Asian average.
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.