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Real Gun(s) On NASA Manned Flights

posted 15 years ago by babettegillette
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Used to carry them. Now may be using phasers on the shuttle and flying porta potty. Why? In case someone, to borrow a phrase from Cat Women Of The Moon, contracts "space madness."

[–] oldblackandwhite 14 years ago

As I pointed out on another thread about "NASA" issuing revolvers to the astronauts, there was no NASA at the time. Established Oct 1958. Why carry them? Why not? Anything can happen. As a gunsmith, ex-cop friend of mine used to say, "If it can happen, it ain't paranoid."

He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good... St. Matthew 5:45

[–] gary_overman 9 years ago

As I pointed out on another thread about "NASA" issuing revolvers to the astronauts, there was no NASA at the time. Established Oct 1958. Why carry them? Why not? Anything can happen. As a gunsmith, ex-cop friend of mine used to say, "If it can happen, it ain't paranoid."

Would the agency have been NACA (National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics)?

[–] iwals 10 years ago

On a side note, I read where the Russians carried (and maybe still do) shotguns. The reasoning is when they return, they parachute onto land, and may land in a remote area and have to defend themselves against bears.

Nobody gets to be a cowboy forever.

[–] tortie98 8 years ago

Funny about the Bears.