Space Shuttle Atlantis Liftoff - 2:28pm EST

[Monster]

Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis Liftoff - 2:28pm EST

Indeed NASA spent millions designing that space pen, the russians used a pencil ;D

Yep, NASA determined that contamination caused by "loose" graphite dust was not acceptable inside the space capsual.
Russians either do not think about these things are care less - afterall astronauts are replaceable.