The specially created NASA Space Pen is used instead of a simple pencil because the graphite contained in pencils is conductive and can cause short circuits and potentially fires. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Space Pen
The specially created NASA Space Pen is used instead of a simple pencil because the graphite contained in pencils is conductive and can cause short circuits and potentially fires. – WTF Fun Facts
Point of order it is called a Fisher Space Pen (Fisher designed and sold the pens to NASA and the Russian Space Program at market rates)