ZoteTheMighty comments on Land where

Land where (thelemmy.club)

submitted 5 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Russians would actually send their cosmonauts to space with a gun in case they encountered a bear before rescue while in the wilderness.

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[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

I just had to look this up and it did not disappoint. It was apparently a triple barrel gun with a machete for a stock and only went out of service in 2006.

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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Or if they encounter space-bears before reentry

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago*

MoonsHaunted.jpeg

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Tbf, USAF pilots generally got the same thing

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