Apollo 11 saved by a pen - Discovery Channel

[ace5]

Discovery is marketing here in Brazil a documentary about Apollo 11. They say that Apollo 11 was "saved by a pen";<br /><br />They mentions problems like the the altimeter/radar fail as revelations known by no-one, a subject indeed well-know for years... But a pen?<br />What does it mean?

 

[telfrow]

Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <strong><font color="#3366ff">Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild.</font> - <font color="#3366ff"><em>Tennyson</em></font></strong> </div>

 

[spacefire]

let's all <font color="red">BUY</font>Fisher space pens. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[telfrow]

Might come in handy. <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <strong><font color="#3366ff">Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild.</font> - <font color="#3366ff"><em>Tennyson</em></font></strong> </div>

 

[tomnackid]

FYI<br />Contrary to popular belief NASA did not "spend millions of tax payer dollars" to develop a space pen. Fisher took it upon itself to market their pressurized ink pen as a "space pen" and pitched them to NASA as the perfect pen for 0G use. NASA paid nothing for the development.

 

[ace5]

tel,<br /><br />Thanks!!!!