NASA discovered that pens didn’t work in zero gravity and spent millions to develop the space pen. Meanwhile, Soviet cosmonauts simply used pencils.
Shocking! Actually, it’s complete BS.
U.S. astronauts used pencils, too. Then Paul C. Fisher created the space pen and sold them to NASA for $2.39 per pen. The product then went up for sale to the public and did quite well. Among the customers was the Soviet space agency, who gave them to its cosmonauts.
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NASA discovered that pens didn’t work in zero gravity and spent millions to develop the space pen. Meanwhile, Soviet cosmonauts simply used pencils.
Shocking! Actually, it’s complete BS.
U.S. astronauts used pencils, too. Then Paul C. Fisher created the space pen and sold them to NASA for $2.39 per pen. The product then went up for sale to the public and did quite well. Among the customers was the Soviet space agency, who gave them to its cosmonauts.