> That said, I have no idea why astronauts need guns; they’re > unlikely to encounter hostile humans or animals The fine article, and Wikipedia's page on the

> That said, I have no idea why astronauts need guns; they’re > unlikely to encounter hostile humans or animals The fine article, and Wikipedia's page on the same firearm[0], describe it as intended for wilderness survival in the event the crew capsule had to land in the Soviet tundra. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TP-82_Cosmonaut_survival_pistol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TP-82_Cosmonaut_survival_pisto...