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[Novus]

Do you know that for sure????Just wondering thats all!!

I know for sure that current NASA astronauts do not have a handgun on missions, and I know for sure that cosmonauts do because there was a little bit of a news event when the handgun on the space station was mentioned (it is the Russian's).
I do not know 100% for sure about Apollo 11 though.

[zan]

Do you know that for sure????Just wondering thats all!!

I know for sure that current NASA astronauts do not have a handgun on missions, and I know for sure that cosmonauts do because there was a little bit of a news event when the handgun on the space station was mentioned (it is the Russian's).
I do not know 100% for sure about Apollo 11 though.

Sorry! I have been a fool. A gun would not work in space and firing it in the shuttle would be lethal.

[Oracle]

For every one of Mankind's worst mistakes, we fortunately have at least one balancing positive achievement.

Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon on 20th July 1969.

The lunar module "Eagle", separated from the command module "Columbia" and after a shaky course, landed in the Sea of Tranquility crater.

"We came in peace for all Mankind"

I for one believe this one.

Did they take any weapons with them??????

Yes! Golf clubs .....

No really......I never thought of it before but did they?????

The Russian Cosmonauts carry a handgun on their space flights, but NASA astronauts do not. I think the only "weapon" they will have had were utility knives.

How can you shoot something in space .. gravity? .. vacuum? avoid getting your space-suit punctured

Other than lasers .. what kind of weapons do we have that are suitable for space?

Hhhmm Hhmm

This got ignored from over the page ....

Weapons experts ...

[pantheman]

Do you know that for sure????Just wondering thats all!!

I know for sure that current NASA astronauts do not have a handgun on missions, and I know for sure that cosmonauts do because there was a little bit of a news event when the handgun on the space station was mentioned (it is the Russian's).
I do not know 100% for sure about Apollo 11 though.

Sorry! I have been a fool. A gun would not work in space and firing it in the shuttle would be lethal.

Why won't it work zan??

newtons 3rd law here, action and reaction, the bullit will be propelled by the explosion and the bullit will be launched. The space shuttle has the same principle. Yes ??

[zan]

Do you know that for sure????Just wondering thats all!!

I know for sure that current NASA astronauts do not have a handgun on missions, and I know for sure that cosmonauts do because there was a little bit of a news event when the handgun on the space station was mentioned (it is the Russian's).
I do not know 100% for sure about Apollo 11 though.

Sorry! I have been a fool. A gun would not work in space and firing it in the shuttle would be lethal.

Why won't it work zan??

newtons 3rd law here, action and reaction, the bullit will be propelled by the explosion and the bullit will be launched. The space shuttle has the same principle. Yes ??

Gun powder will not ignite unless there is air Panth. The shuttle works with rockets that are completely different.

[Novus]

Do you know that for sure????Just wondering thats all!!

I know for sure that current NASA astronauts do not have a handgun on missions, and I know for sure that cosmonauts do because there was a little bit of a news event when the handgun on the space station was mentioned (it is the Russian's).
I do not know 100% for sure about Apollo 11 though.

Sorry! I have been a fool. A gun would not work in space and firing it in the shuttle would be lethal.

Why won't it work zan??

newtons 3rd law here, action and reaction, the bullit will be propelled by the explosion and the bullit will be launched. The space shuttle has the same principle. Yes ??

The Russian handgun is not meant to be used in space as I understand it, it is for if they landed in a remote area upon returning and they needed to defend against dangerous fauna.
It even has part of it that can be used as a machette.

http://www.anoushehansari.com/slideshow ... Copy-2.jpg
http://www.hunt4u.ru/tp-82.htm
http://handgun.kapyar.ru/page.php?pg=184

[Novus]

Do you know that for sure????Just wondering thats all!!

I know for sure that current NASA astronauts do not have a handgun on missions, and I know for sure that cosmonauts do because there was a little bit of a news event when the handgun on the space station was mentioned (it is the Russian's).
I do not know 100% for sure about Apollo 11 though.

Sorry! I have been a fool. A gun would not work in space and firing it in the shuttle would be lethal.

Why won't it work zan??

newtons 3rd law here, action and reaction, the bullit will be propelled by the explosion and the bullit will be launched. The space shuttle has the same principle. Yes ??

Gun powder will not ignite unless there is air Panth. The shuttle works with rockets that are completely different.

Incorrect. Gun powder, just like solid rocket fuel, contains its own oxidizer. A gun in space will fire.

[Oracle]

[The Russian handgun is not meant to be used in space as I understand it, it is for if they landed in a remote area upon returning and they needed to defend against dangerous fauna.

What about Triffids!

[Novus]

How can you shoot something in space .. gravity? .. vacuum? avoid getting your space-suit punctured

Other than lasers .. what kind of weapons do we have that are suitable for space?

I didn't see this post. I I think I answered most of it already though.
The vacuum would not affect the function of the bullet or the firing of the cartridge. The lack of gravity might cause problems though. It would make the firer spin on an axis at the least, but because of inertia (right word?) of the firer that has to be overcome, the bullet will still have force when it hits the target.

What weapons are suitable for space? I doubt any besides as you mentioned, energy weapons.

[Novus]

[The Russian handgun is not meant to be used in space as I understand it, it is for if they landed in a remote area upon returning and they needed to defend against dangerous fauna.

What about Triffids!

LMAO!