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# A killjoy writes...
The space pen was developed by the Fisher company at its own expense (not NASA's). It was eventually used by both Soviet and American cosmonauts/astronauts.
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(angrybernard, Tue 4 Mar 2003, 15:01, archived)
# Yer right
the pencil lead (graphite) would flake off, float about and eventually short the electrics or something. So they couldn't use pencils.
(bastien, Tue 4 Mar 2003, 15:24, archived)