This is a little off-topic; if anyone would like to continue this conversation, then perhaps do it privately? Guns and knives don't have much to do with satellite observing. >Don't shuttle emergency kits carry things like knives which can also >be >used as weapons ? Very good for puncturing and ripping a spacesuit. What kind of emergencies are these knives for? I think if you tried to "crash-land" the space shuttle anywhere instead of a runway, anihilation would result. >As pointed out, the Russians carry a gun purely for safety against >local >wildlife (even rednecks if they do an emergency landing in the >southern US >!), and it is not intended as a weapon against people. The Internet was not intended to be a medium for people to get hurt, but we have things like Melissa and the infamous LoveBug. Things are not always used how they were intended to be used. Really, it is not really that outrageous to think that eventually there could be a hand-to-hand armed conflict in space. A Russian gets a temper tantrum, kills the Americans, and steals the Shuttle.......... ================================================================ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com Stay up-to-date on all events in space! Visit http://www.geocities.com/tlj18_99/ Updated at least once per day! ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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