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  1. ReallyCanadianFly @[email protected] ·

    The story clears up this myth.

    #SpaceHistory #FisherPressurisedPens #MythVsFact

    The 1965 space pen myth: NASA didn't spend millions to build a pen and the Soviets didn't outsmart anyone with a pencil. Inventor Paul C. Fisher quietly developed the pressurised pen on his own dime and only sold it to NASA.
    spacedaily.com/m-1965-space-pe

    #spacehistory #mythvsfact #fisherpressurisedpens