When usa went into the space they found that pen does not work in 0 gravity.So what did russians do
2006-07-31 14:58:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
They used a pencil.
2006-07-31 15:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by vichu_harrypotter 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
During the heat of the space race in the 1960s, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] decided it needed a ball point pen to write in the zero gravity confines of its space capsules. After considerable research and development, the Astronaut Pen was developed at a cost of approximately $1 million U.S. The pen worked and also enjoyed some modest success as a novelty item back here on earth. The Soviet Union, faced with the same problem, used a pencil.
2006-08-01 00:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pencil?
2006-07-31 22:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Pencil.
2006-07-31 22:23:52 · answer #4 · answered by xinnybuxlrie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is why they invented the ball point pen. There is no gravitational force required. This will work on siphon system, In siphon system the liquid will move even in upward direction.
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2006-07-31 22:13:48 · answer #5 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used ball point pens or pencils.
2006-08-01 00:46:33 · answer #6 · answered by Eric X 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're thinking they used a pencil. But it's an urban legend.
2006-07-31 22:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by Claude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
used a pencil
2006-07-31 22:02:21 · answer #8 · answered by 1K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used pencils.
2006-08-01 03:15:52 · answer #9 · answered by Eve W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
used a pencil.
2006-08-01 00:45:24 · answer #10 · answered by isaac a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋