Both the US and Russia used pencils. After the Apollo One fire NASA wanted something that wouldn’t burn. The space pen was developed by private industry. It is now used by both the US and Russian space programs.
And Jack Klompus...
That space pen story is an urban legend.
Both the US and Russia used pencils. After the Apollo One fire NASA wanted something that wouldn’t burn. The space pen was developed by private industry. It is now used by both the US and Russian space programs.