There's a gun on the ISS... fact.

A single bullet hole would not "down" the ISS.
Ever heard of little Hans the Dutch boy who put his finger in the Dyke and saved all of Holland?

I wouldn't be so sure about that, imagine the explosive decompression.
After watching aircrash investigations on discovery, a small hole is enough to cause a big panel to blow off the side of a plane, if that happened to the ISS with the almost perfect vacuum of space, it would be curtains for the crew.

Your dead right there dave a pin-hole would bring a jet down as history shows us countless aeroplanes have been doned by exposive decompression not all mind you....but as for the ISS with vacuum of space definately good night ereen!!

As for a gun on the ISS thats incase aliens abduct them :lol: :lol:

sounds like a throwback to the cold war with a fear of landing behind an enemies border

I doubt that's the real reason. It's probably to have a backup plan if one of the crew members suddenly turns on others and threatens to ruin a multi billion dollar mission.

sounds like a throwback to the cold war with a fear of landing behind an enemies border

I doubt that's the real reason. It's probably to have a backup plan if one of the crew members suddenly turns on others and threatens to ruin a multi billion dollar mission.

I don't think "ISS" and "landing" should be used in the same sentence!

I suspect the gun is there in the event something catastrophic happens with no hope of rescue. Why prolong the inevitable when something goes wrong and there is no way out of a bad situation.

By the way, I like the comment about the aliens! :lol:

sounds like a throwback to the cold war with a fear of landing behind an enemies border

I doubt that's the real reason. It's probably to have a backup plan if one of the crew members suddenly turns on others and threatens to ruin a multi billion dollar mission.

I don't think "ISS" and "landing" should be used in the same sentence!

:lol: true!

what i meant was, it sounds like a throwback to the 60s thats not needed now. I guess theyve always carried one since the early days.