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That's funny. Kinda like NASA and the Soviet space program. NASA spent 5 years and 100 million $ to develop a pen that writes in space. The Russians used pencil
by VonGuard 14y ago
That's funny. Kinda like NASA and the Soviet space program. NASA spent 5 years and 100 million $ to develop a pen that writes in space. The Russians used pencils.
- squidsoup 14y agoWhilst a funny anecdote, there's only a hint of truth to that story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Pen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Pen The Fisher 'space-pen' was developed independently without government funding and was actually later adopted by Russian cosmonauts as well.
- 001sky 14y agoSimple ingenuity aside, I can see why. Lead dust in zero gravity (and/or pencil shavings) not ideal for a mission-vehicle. They are normally assembled in a clean-room, no?