stackyFACTSAstronauts do not just leave the atmosphere; they ever so slightly leave our timeline. Due to the incredible speeds required to maintain orbit, they experience time slower than those on the ground. When they return, they are technically microscopic fractions of a second younger than the rest of us.
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