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To: Yossarian

And how many “accidents” have occurred on russian spacecraft using pencils?


12 posted on 08/22/2010 1:10:00 PM PDT by edcoil (Truth's commotion is directly proportional to how deeply the lie was believed.)
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To: edcoil
And how many “accidents” have occurred on russian spacecraft using pencils?

Lead pencils were discontinued on Soviet (and hence Russian) spaceflights since 1968.

The Parker Zero-G pen was developed after the Apollo 1 fire in 1967 that killed 3 astronauts. That fire was caused by a number of factors, primarily being a 100% oxygen atmosphere combined with overuse of the "friendly, inexpensive, useful" - and flammable - fabric known as "Velcro".

After this, fire hazards of even the most "innocuous" items are taken VERY seriously by spacefaring organizations.

14 posted on 08/22/2010 1:17:43 PM PDT by Yossarian (A pro-life democrat is one who holds out for something in return for his pro-abortion vote.)
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