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Back in the 1960s the US government spent a million dollars developing a pen that can write in zero gravity while the Soviets just used a pencil. Fascinating story, right? Well, it would have been if it were true.
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Sources:
scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen
twistedsifter.com/2017/07/the-nasa-space-pen-story-is-false
historyofpencils.com/writing-instruments-history/history-of-space-pens
mentalfloss.com/article/90884/why-do-astronauts-use-space-pens-instead-pencils
spacepen.com/about-us.aspx
history.nasa.gov/spacepen.html
thespacereview.com/article/613/1
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19650306&id=1WZSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9XwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4102,2635537
Back in the 1960s the US government spent a million dollars developing a pen that can write in zero gravity while the Soviets just used a pencil. Fascinating story, right? Well, it would have been if it were true.
Please don't forget to subscribe!
#Space_pen #million_dollar_space_pen #space_pencil #fisher_space_pen
Sources:
scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen
twistedsifter.com/2017/07/the-nasa-space-pen-story-is-false
historyofpencils.com/writing-instruments-history/history-of-space-pens
mentalfloss.com/article/90884/why-do-astronauts-use-space-pens-instead-pencils
spacepen.com/about-us.aspx
history.nasa.gov/spacepen.html
thespacereview.com/article/613/1
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19650306&id=1WZSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9XwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4102,2635537
