YOU COULD (THEORETICALLY) SHOOT YOURSELF IN YOUR OWN BACK & THE SOVIETS ACTUALLY TRIED IT & THE SOVIETS/RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN TAKING GUNS INTO SPACE FOR DECADES

 


YOU COULD (THEORETICALLY) SHOOT YOURSELF IN YOUR OWN BACK 


Imagine being a space traveler circling over the Earth on a spacewalk, for instance, far enough away from your rocket that you could shoot your firearm without imperiling your team. The Earth is in orbit around you, your craft, and everything else at that altitude. In addition, the bullet would also enter orbit around the Earth if you fired your gun at just the right angle, as Live Science explains. 


If you don't see why this would be a problem, the following could happen: The bullet will eventually circle the Earth and return to its starting point because orbits are circular. According to Brown University astronomer Peter Schultz, as reported by Live Science, "you will have effectively shot yourself in the back because you are now positioned between the bullet and the starting point to which it is returning". "The goal must be flawless", he added.


Keep in mind that, as Schultz explained, scientists have actually considered "self-hits" in space in order to investigate impacts (with tiny asteroids, space junk, and so forth), but decided against it. This may make all of this sound more theoretical than practical


THE SOVIETS ACTUALLY TRIED IT

It turns out that the idea of shooting guns in space is more than just a theoretical exercise. Instead, the Russians actually carried out an experiment. Medium explains that the Soviets used a cannon rather than a gun, but because they both function in the same way, the results were the same. 


It took place in 1975, according to documents that had been kept secret until after the Soviet Union broke up. The entire experiment was carried out from space. At the time, there were no cosmonauts up there. The cannon was fastened to the Salyut-3 spacecraft by scientists, aimed at something, and fired three times. In accordance with Newton's Third Law, the Soviets activated the rocket thrusters on the spacecraft to dampen the explosions' recoil. 


Sadly, the experiment's outcomes are still a secret. However, it is safe to say that the cannon's projectiles are still hurtling through space to this day, despite the cannon's aim


THE SOVIETS/RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN TAKING GUNS INTO SPACE FOR DECADES

For the Soviet (and later Russian) space programs, at least, the issue of guns in space is more than just a theoretical one. As NBC News revealed, for a really long time, cosmonauts brought firearms into space, but were not determined to fire them while in flight. They had a much more concrete justification. 


In the beginning of the United States' space program, returning astronauts would be picked up from the water by the Navy after landing in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. According to the Smithsonian's Air and Space, the Russians did, in fact, send their crews back to the ground—specifically, the vast grasslands of Kazakhstan—where they may have to wait for rescue for hours or even days. 


Was a result, they have survival kits that include food rations, first aid kits, and, at one point, firearms in case they run into hostile locals or dangerous wildlife. In IEEE Spectrum, a space journalist named James O B E-R G noted that the Russians no longer include firearms in the kits that cosmonauts take into space, despite the fact that the Russian Space Agency has declined to comment on the matter

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