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Are you sure Lavazza didn't eat the cost? It's great marketing material for them. This could be similar to the fisher space pen. There's a common urban legend
by elromulous 5mo ago
Are you sure Lavazza didn't eat the cost? It's great marketing material for them.
This could be similar to the fisher space pen. There's a common urban legend that NASA spent millions developing the space pen, while the soviets simply used pencils. Fisher actually paid for the development of the space pen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_in_space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_in_space
- Leonard_of_Q 5mo agoAs long as Lavazza also sponsors the launch costs for the coffee cartridges which come in at ~100 times the weight of the free-dried alternative used in lieu of this contraption. Next up: - the Russians will launch a new module containing a rye farm and a distillery 'cause cosmonauts can't be expected to drink pre-bagged vodka. - The Americans, not to be outdone launch a ring-shaped module containing a stretch of prairie where cattle roam 'cause damn'it we'll have our grass-fed beef whether we're in space or not. - When the Indians finally get their module attached it will turn out to be somewhat reminiscent of the American one with the addition of a ghee factory - the Japanese module is full of water and fish and space-sea-weed with a small compartment for the sushi chef - the Chinese module is filled with earth and eggs behind doors bearing labels telling the crew when the required 1000 years have been reached - the Dutch turn up with a giant solar wind mill - ...