TITLE:        Why Did Astronauts Carry a Shotgun in Space 🧑‍🚀
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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They equipped astronauts with a special weapon that had two shotgun barrels, a

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They equipped astronauts with a special weapon that had two shotgun barrels, a rifle barrel, and even a detachable machete built into the stock. Now, you might think they did this so the astronauts could fight off aliens, but that's not actually true. You see, when their capsule returned to Earth, it often ended up deep in the wilderness. So they gave them this weapon to protect themselves from wild animals while the rescue team searched for

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[000.08] They equipped astronauts with a special
[001.92] weapon that had two shotgun barrels, a
[004.00] rifle barrel, and even a detachable
[005.84] machete built into the stock. Now, you
[008.00] might think they did this so the
[009.44] astronauts could fight off aliens, but
[011.36] that's not actually true. You see, when
[013.28] their capsule returned to Earth, it
[014.88] often ended up deep in the wilderness.
[016.64] So they gave them this weapon to protect
[018.40] themselves from wild animals while the
[020.24] rescue team searched for
