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Some space stations of the USSR had a gun [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaz
by rjsw 6y ago
Some space stations of the USSR had a gun [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaz
- blueboo 6y agoThere is a gun onboard the ISS.
- nine_k 6y agoA gun port, but not an actual gun, AFAIK. Soyuz crafts contain a survival kit that includes a handgun, but it's not easily accessible until landing.
- jowsie 6y agoThey've supposedly stopped in recent years; https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/space-flight/how-i-stop-cosmonauts-carrying-guns https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/space-flight/h...
- Steltek 6y agoModified from a bomber's tail gun?! What was the point of expending fuel to launch such a heavy thing into orbit? The Soviet space program lost its mind after the US beat them to the Moon.