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NASA spent millions trying to make a pen work in space
They (DC) will probably spin this as a teachable moment around "re-evaluating the corporate direction"
Why not read the linked article?
The US spent alledged millions, and when completed the Soviets bought the thing by the container.
Yeah, I’ve heard the retort that the U.S. spent millions on those pens, but the soviets just used pencils… which ignores the problem of the graphite dust that’s created using pencils which can destroy delicate circuits in a spacecraft.