Lost in space training: Are two inches of Lance Bass MIA?

Lance Bass visited The Tonight Show Friday and before his current Dancing with the Stars run came up, the discussion turned towards Bass' period of in Cosmonaut training. Which led to this bizarre revelation: somehow the experience left Bass two inches shorter. Lance explained how it might have happened:

"...because my torso was too long to fit in the Soyuz Rocket, which a lot of people don't know the Soyuz Rocket is a lot like our Apollo days, three people fit and your knees are in your chest. It's a very uncomfortable ride, not like our shuttle. My torso was too long to fit in the seat so they had to make this special suit so that when I was in space it would contract me."

Someone needs to take steps to find that documentary footage of Bass' training. It sounds like it could easily be the reality TV version of that Skins episode where the gang goes to Russia and wacky misadventures ensue.

Check out a clip of Bass talking about his Cosmonaut training experience after the break.