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minus-squarePixel_Jock_17@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThat sounds way too cool to be true but I’ll take your word for it and do some research lol
minus-squareUnspecificGravity@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIt’s true. They also issue a pistol as part of the kit and as far I know still so, but it is apparently optional and most cosmonauts choose to leave it behind. Space gun control is a thing: https://spectrum.ieee.org/how-i-stop-cosmonauts-carrying-guns
That sounds way too cool to be true but I’ll take your word for it and do some research lol
It’s true. They also issue a pistol as part of the kit and as far I know still so, but it is apparently optional and most cosmonauts choose to leave it behind.
Space gun control is a thing: https://spectrum.ieee.org/how-i-stop-cosmonauts-carrying-guns