fire in a vacuum ?

[Martin]

http://www.popsci.com/this-soviet-space-station-fired-gun-in-orbit

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Richard O'Neill <
richardoneill at earthlink.net> wrote:

> On 1/26/2017 4:34 PM, Alex Fraser wrote:
>
> That was great!
>
>  It was indeed. I've long believed that gunpowder would burn in vacuum. Of
> course that experiment was conducted under special circumstances. I have no
> doubt that gunpowder will ignite and burn when the products of combustion
> are confined sufficiently to maintain a self sustaining reaction. I'm quite
> sure firearms will function in the vacuum of space.
>
>  Hmmm ..., as in science fiction stories, I wonder if future planetary
> explorers will include firearms in their kits? I know I would! 8-)
>
> Anon
>
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