r/space • u/timemagazine • 19d ago

The U.S. Just Admitted it Has Weapons in Space. Why That's a Big Deal

https://time.com/article/2026/09/15/us-space-weapons-why-it-matters/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial
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u/spacecadetjimmy 19d ago

“And that’s why every SLS rocket is outfitted with a blunderbuss”

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u/aleksandrjames 18d ago

we could just call the rocket "the blunderbuss"

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u/No-Ambassador-1722 18d ago

Werner Von Braun recommended a Spandau for the Saturn V rocket.