Nasa spent a small fortune developing a pen that could write in outer space. Apparently the technological challenges to overcome the zero gravity environment and still maintain good ink flow were quite hard to overcome.

Of course the russians just used a pencil.

I find lots of little baby pens like this, abandoned on the wild near where I live:

Nasa spent a small fortune developing a pen that could write in outer space. Apparently the technological challenges to overcome the zero gravity environment and still maintain good ink flow were quite hard to overcome.

Of course the russians just used a pencil.

😆

I had one of those Fischer Space Pens. It was crap.

Of course the russians just used a pencil.

All a myth, I’m afraid.

Mont Blanc a bit boardroom chav

Conway Stewart here 😉