Guns in space

[winnre]

And if you shot the gun while floating, you'd be pushed backwards. And not stop.

[Grumpyoldretiredcop]

So, no one has noticed that the firearm is in a survival kit, intended to be used if needed after landing? After all, one can't guarantee where one's Soyuz will touch down. Might be in the middle of Siberia... and you'd want a gun then.

[Chaos47]

Wow that is a poorly written article.

The Russians have had guns in space for a long time.
While most of them are designed for use as survival weapons after landings, they did have auto cannons on their Salyut 3 Almaz space station that was meant for use in space.

The triple barrel pistol in question:
TP-82

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TP-82

Auto Cannon:
Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23

The Salyut 3 station was equipped with a "self-defence" gun, which had been designed for use aboard the station, and whose design is attributed to Nudelman.[1] Some accounts claim the station was equipped with a Nudelman-Rikhter "Vulkan" gun, which was a variant of the 23 mm Nudelmann aircraft cannon, or possibly a Nudelmann NR-30 30 mm gun.[11] These claims have reportedly been verified by Pavel Popovich, who had visited the station in orbit, as Commander of Soyuz 14.[11] Due to potential shaking of the station, in-orbit tests of the weapon with cosmonauts in the station were ruled out.[1] The gun was fixed to the station in such a way that the only way to aim would have been to change the orientation of the entire station.[1][11] Following the last manned mission to the station, the gun was commanded by the ground to be fired; some sources say it was fired to depletion,[11] while other sources say three test firings took place during the Salyut 3 mission.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyut_3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudelman-Rikhter_NR-23

[Kopis]

The detachable buttstock was also a machete that came with a canvas sheath.

[Code]

They have guns on the Space Station because the 2A has no earthly boundries Sorry couldn't resist

On a more scientific note:
Would a bullet travel any faster in space??

[ptusa]

Remember, in space no one can hear you scream.

[winnre]

Remember, in space no one can hear you scream.

Nor do NFA rules apply apparently.

[myk]

Remember, in space no one can hear you scream.

I was hoping someone would get my Alien(s) reference!

[Gem1950]

Old News

[dieselpower]

Its a survival tool... its only in space because that's where the people are. Its like you are asking why does a person flying in a plane need a floatation device. Please tell me you are not this stupid.

[Spaceghost]

I did, but I am late to the party. "Good thing I keep this for close encounters."


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I was hoping someone would get my Alien(s) reference!

[Spaceghost]

Nice post Code. Very informative.