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- In fact, NASA ordered 34 mechanical pencils from Houston's Tycam Engineering Manufacturing, Inc., in 1965. They paid $4,382.50 or $128.89 per pencil.
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Nov 25, 2019 · An image shared on Facebook claims NASA spent more than $165 million to develop pens that work in zero gravity. The Russians simply used pencils, it also claims. Verdict: False. Both U.S. astronauts and Russian cosmonauts used pencils in their early space flights but have since transitioned to using Fisher Space Pens.
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Dec 20, 2006 · In fact, NASA ordered 34 mechanical pencils from Houston's Tycam Engineering Manufacturing, Inc., in 1965. They paid $4,382.50 or $128.89 per pencil.
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May 14, 2019 · According to NASA, both U.S. astronauts and Soviet Union cosmonauts used pencils on their first space missions. In fact, NASA ordered 34 mechanical pencils from Houston’s Tycam Engineering ...
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Feb 5, 2013 · Astronauts and cosmonauts both used pencils in the early days of space travel, but the mechanical pencils chosen by NASA (wooden pencils were deemed too flammable after the tragedy of Apollo 1) ended up costing almost $130 each, and didn’t work out well in practice.
May 3, 2021 · Social media users are resharing old posts that falsely say NASA spent a decade and millions if not billions of dollars of tax-payers' money developing pens for its astronauts while Russia...
Feb 23, 2017 · Legend has it that NASA spent millions to develop a ballpoint pen whose ink could flow in zero gravity. The more pragmatic Soviets used a pencil.
Jun 9, 2023 · NASA did spend some money researching the viability of a ballpoint pen designed for use in space, but scrapped the project early when it became clear that costs would spiral. Notepad and pencil issued to astronaut John Glenn for NASA's first crewed orbital spaceflight aboard Friendship 7 in 1962.
