The Astronaut Pen


During the heat of the space race in the 1960s, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration decided it needed a ball point pen to write in the zero gravity confines of its space capsules. After considerable research and development, the Astronaut Pen was developed at a cost of approximately $1 million U.S. The pen


worked and also enjoyed some modest success as a novelty item back here on earth.


The Soviet Union, faced with the same problem, used a pencil.


太空圆珠笔


　　在二十世纪六十年代，美国和苏联正处于太空竞赛的白热化阶段，美国航空航天局决定研制一种圆珠笔，以便在太空舱重力为零的环境下仍然可以书写。经过大量的研发工作，花费了大约一百万美元的成本，太空笔终于研制出来了。那支笔果然可以在太空书写，在回到地球后，作为一样新奇的小玩意儿也确实吸引了一些目光。

　　而面临着同样难题的苏联，则选择了一支铅笔。

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下面是引用flyingsky于2004-07-30 11:09 AM发表的 [乱弹]发个英文笑话，帮助大家练英哥丽思:
The Astronaut Pen


During the heat of the space race in the 1960s, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration decided it needed a ball point pen to write in the zero gravity confines of its space capsules. After considerable research and development, the Astronaut Pen was developed at a cost of approximately $1 million U.S. The pen

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穷人看着富人闹笑话，很开心
可是富人只要看着穷人，就很开心了

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下面是引用St. Joan于2004-07-30 12:38 PM发表的 :
不要那么深邃嘛
好像富裕是罪恶一样

（坑蒙拐骗）另当别论

我觉得可笑的是苏联
穷不是罪恶 蠢是