• Kbin_space_program
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    17 months ago

    The US spent alledged millions, and when completed the Soviets bought the thing by the container.

    • @MrFappy@lemmy.world
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      37 months ago

      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.