第十二题
载人航天需要在外太空的极端环境下实现书写。民间盛传美国国家航天局花费100万美元研发了一种特殊的钢笔来解决这个问题。那么前苏联如何解决这个问题的? 解答:
According to the urban legend, the Soviets solved their problem with a pencil(铅笔), of course. For background on the true story, learn about the Fisher Space Pen company. The company was founded in 1948, and its writing instruments have been used by the Russian Space Agency, underwater explorers, and Himalayan climbing expeditions.
擦,用铅笔。