It was purportedly (and probably in actuality) intended as a survival aid to be used after landings and before recovery in the Siberian wilderness, although allegedly was intended as a defensive weapon against in-space attacks by the US space program.

  • radix@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Or the gun is just an emergency propulsion system in case you lose your tether…