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there is one gun in space, its not really in the ISS its in the Russian Soyuz capsule which is attached to the ISS and is there incase of an emergancy where they need to evacuate and come back to earth. the Soyuz is small but fits three people and has alot fewer peices then the US Shuttle. the Soyuz was designed to land in the middle of the Soviet Union on land not on water so the gun was placed for protection. the gun was specialy designed for this and to maintain a light weight the gun has three barreles it can fire flares, shotgun shells, or rifle bullets, depending on how it's loaded. The gun and about 10 rounds for each barrel are carried in a triangle-shaped survival canister stowed next to the commander's couch. The gun's shoulder stock opens up into a machete for chopping firewood.
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JudyGuns are not part of the standard equipment on the International Space Station (ISS). However, there are emergency procedures in place for dealing with potential threats such as micrometeoroids or the possibility of an intruder on the station. These procedures focus on prevention, communication, and evacuation rather than the use of firearms.
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Can a gun fire in space?
yep, in fact guns go better in space, no gravity, you could even to shoot at the moon, you wouldn't hear anything though. Gunpowder requires no air, since it carries it's own oxidizer as part of the powder,
Why wouldn't you take a flare gun into space?
You might think a flare would not burn in a vacuum, however, they will. The oxygen for the flare to burn is already chemically in the flare. And flare guns HAVE gone into space- as emergency equipment.
What would happen if you fired a gun in a spaceship I've heard that the life support system aboard a spaceship would produce air so high in oxygen content that the air would be super flammable?
Firing a gun in a spaceship could potentially puncture the hull, causing a breach that compromises the structural integrity of the spacecraft. The high oxygen content in the life support system could indeed increase the flammability of the air, elevating the risk of a fire if ignited by the gun's discharge. It is crucial to avoid such actions to maintain the safety of the crew and the spacecraft.
A gun fired from moon can be heard at a distance of?
It is not possible to hear a gun fired from the moon on Earth due to the vacuum of space, which does not transmit sound waves. Sound requires a medium, such as air, to travel through, and the moon lacks the necessary atmosphere for sound to propagate.
What happens when you shoot a gun in space?
In space, there is no air or atmosphere to push against the bullet, so it would continue traveling in a straight line at the same velocity until it hits something or is pulled by a gravitational force. Without the resistance of air, the bullet would travel much farther than on Earth.
