@royal_warrior said:
@buckwheat: no it wouldn't of, it was done because having tiny particles of graphite going around the spaceships was incredibly dangerous, graphite would get sucked into the air ventilation unit and cause massive electrical fires
The Russians adapted the American way afterwards because using a pencil was a incredibly stupid risk when your doing a multi billion dollar project
Websites had addressed this myth that NASA spent millions to develop a space pen when there's an easier, more straightforward way. The aesop is a good one, but this is not a real life example of the aesop.
https://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp
http://mentalfloss.com/article/13103/russians-didnt-just-use-pencils-space
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