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0 pointsJumpCrisscross1y ago0 comments

> Soviets using pencils wasn't a clever scrappy solution, it was an absolute nightmare for the Soviets

Note, too, that NASA didn't pay to develop the pen. Fisher did.

> If the Soviets had space pens, they would've switched to those in a heartbeat

Guess what cosmonauts use(d) on the ISS? (Qualified because I don't know post-2022.)

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> Guess what cosmonauts use(d) on the ISS? (Qualified because I don't know post-2022.)

I genuinely don't know. Do they use pencils still or switched to the space pen?

The Soviets bought space pens from Fisher in 1969 [0] and have continued to use them ever since.

Why the pop quiz? You’re not my professor, or even my TA. Just say what you mean.

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> Guess what cosmonauts use(d) on the ISS? (Qualified because I don't know post-2022.)

I genuinely don't know. Do they use pencils still or switched to the space pen?

The Soviets bought space pens from Fisher in 1969 [0] and have continued to use them ever since.

Why the pop quiz? You’re not my professor, or even my TA. Just say what you mean.

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