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Comment by lenerdenator | original | Why did some Apollo missions carry a grenade launcher?
[−]lenerdenator · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:33 UTC · link
> "Kosmonaut survives space mission, gets mauled by bear protecting her cub" is not a great headline.

Let's be honest here: the Soviets were never going to print that anyways.

[−]SXX · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:39 UTC · link
It would certainly be printed for KPSS Politburo and someone would end up far away in Siberia.