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Old 29-03-2010, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Clarry View Post
I remember being told that NASA spent big money developing this pen for their space missions, the Russians took a pencil.
Not sure if it's true but it makes me laugh anyway.
Yep, this is true. Millions of dollars spent on the development. Cosmonauts simply used a pencil.

Reminds me of the quote: " A cow is simply a racehorse designed by a committee"

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Chris
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