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(8,155 posts) Mon Sep 23, 2013, 09:21 PM Sep 2013

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Snide morons on the internet vs. reality: NASA's space pen

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

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Snide morons on the internet vs. reality: NASA's space pen (Original Post) Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 OP

we have a commemorative pen from Apollo 13 NMDemDist2 Sep 2013 #1

As I recall, the Russians didn't use a pure oxygen environment daleo Sep 2013 #2

NMDemDist2

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1. we have a commemorative pen from Apollo 13

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Mon Sep 23, 2013, 09:53 PM

Sep 2013

!!

daleo

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2. As I recall, the Russians didn't use a pure oxygen environment

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Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:01 PM

Sep 2013

Because of the fire hazard.

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