Try that yourself and let me know how that works out for you....
They literally used Silly Putty.
The astronaunts of apollo 8 used silly putty to fasten theirs tool down when they took it to the moon.
silly putty...
Silly putty was used by astronauts to fasten down tools during the weightless gravity period and to alleviate boredom.
Scottish engineer James Wright was working to develop a synthetic rubber compound for use in military supplies when he invented Silly Putty by mistake in 1943.
To hold down tools and reduce bordom
Silly Putty could , when newspapers used petroleum based inks , capture and transfer images but most of today's newspapers use a soy based ink where these properties of transferring images are now lost .
To determine the density of the Silly Putty using the water displacement method, you need to measure the increase in water level after placing the Silly Putty in the graduated cylinder. Subtract the initial water level (25mL) from the final water level to find the volume of the Silly Putty. To calculate the density, divide the mass of the Silly Putty by the volume obtained from the water displacement method.
Silly putty was used by astronauts to stop their tools from flying around the spacecraft/shuttle, whilst they were in space. This is because there is no gravity in space, which means that everything will float about the vehicle, and not fall to the floor.
Unfortunately, you cannot use salt in place of Epsom salts to make silly putty. Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate, which helps give silly putty its unique properties like stretchiness and bounciness. Regular table salt does not have the same chemical composition and will not produce the desired results.
It was probably used to repair things, especially electrical wires.
If you're looking for the original Silly Putty, I'd suggest you find some on eBay. Or, if you're looking for a cheaper alternative, you could always go to a dollar store because they are always selling little toys like Silly Putty.