> From: Tavis Barr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [PEN-L:10267] Inefficiencies of planning? ;) > During the heat of the space race in the 1960's, NASA > 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 $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. Let's not forget that the U.S. defense sector is itself a planned economy. MBS =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone associated with the Economic Policy Institute. ===================================================
