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Fisher Bullet Space Pen (2-Pack) $29.99 + $8 Delivery @ Massdrop

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Fisher Bullet Space Pen (2-Pack) $29.99 + $8 Delivery @ Massdrop
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“Houston, do you read?” takes on a whole new meaning with the Fisher Space Pen!

This is the only pen on the market that has literally been to space and back. Since 1967, it’s been on every manned mission with both American and Russian astronauts.

With a Space Pen, you can write upside down, underwater, in freezing temperatures, in boiling temperatures, over grease, and even in a vacuum (!) with style – not only is the pen as attractive as an earth-bound model, it has a tungsten-carbide ballpoint which allows you to write for longer, more cleanly, and more consistently.

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  • SBOB on 24/04/2014 - 21:00

    literally

    has it also figuratively been to space and back?

  • hippo2s on 24/04/2014 - 21:04

    So like.. This would be a bargain (worth the 'space' name) if you are going to space… Right? Who's going soon? :p

    • cornbeef on 25/04/2014 - 00:26
      +1

      this is how theearth usually posts his deals

  • IVI on 24/04/2014 - 21:04

    Is this the type of pen that was referred to, eg, in the Bollywood movie: "The Three Idiots" …first given to Head of Engineering school, & (spoiler alert) passed to Rancho? ;-)

  • Axelstrife on 24/04/2014 - 21:05

    Anyone got a ticket on richard bransons virgin galactic this might be the pen for you lol

  • Zippy7 on 24/04/2014 - 21:09

    Of course, if you wanted to write on paper in space, you could always use a pencil instead :)

    • a22andrew on 24/04/2014 - 21:12

      regular pencils flaked in low gravity, apparently.

      • mycosys on 24/04/2014 - 21:28
        +3

        The issue is actually primarily conductive graphite which can be avoided using waxy crayon like materials like a colour pencil instead. Also an issue is the fact wood can spontaneously combust if exposed to LOx, and shavings are a PITA in space.

    • Gnostikos on 24/04/2014 - 23:49
      -2

      I knew someone was going to mention that famous joke about how NASA spent millions of dollars developing a pen that could work in space, while the Soviets just used… a pencil.

  • mycosys on 24/04/2014 - 21:19
    -1

    I love how much more simple the russian approach was - take a pencil

    • Axelstrife on 24/04/2014 - 21:20
      +1

      a pen is much more safer.

      • Pianoisyum on 24/04/2014 - 21:26

        Plus, NASA weren't the ones doing the research for the pen. It was offered to them by the company.

        • mycosys on 24/04/2014 - 21:34

          Yes, and the russians eventually bought them too.
          A clutch pencil with pastel 'lead' would be equally safe, no idea why ink was preferred.

        • Pianoisyum on 24/04/2014 - 21:37

          It was easier to read (finer/clearer and less smudging).

        • mycosys on 24/04/2014 - 21:45

          Interestingly also (as i understand it) issues clutch pencils were developed to address, hence their near universal use in drafting

        • Pianoisyum on 24/04/2014 - 21:48

          There would be other issues related to clutch pencils as well. I guess in the end, space pens were just a better option.

  • kickmiass on 24/04/2014 - 21:24
    -7

    AHhhhh yes, the story that my brother told me.. NASA spent millions or hundreds of thousands.. thrugs
    on a special pen that could literally write in any environment in space etc…

    Russians solution to that was to use a dark pencil…

    brilliant aye..

    • Pianoisyum on 24/04/2014 - 21:32
      +4

      That is completely untrue. NASA didn't spend any money at all in developing that pen. All of the research was done independently by the Fisher Pen company. Using pencils wasn't an ideal solution because they are flammable, and the broken pencil tips float around instead of falling to the ground. Fisher asked NASA to try out the pen, and NASA ended up spending only ~$6 for each one that they bought, not the millions that everyone says.

      • bargaino on 25/04/2014 - 00:25

        Calm down guys. The NASA vs pencil story is just a joke, and rather a funny one IMHO. Sadly some people have no sense of humour, and take it seriously.

    • pilchard on 24/04/2014 - 21:33
      +2

      It is a cool story (and was very funny on The West Wing), but not exactly true.

      http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

  • PorkHunt on 24/04/2014 - 21:37
    +3

    How do you refill the ink?

    • cornbeef on 25/04/2014 - 00:30
      +3

      can only be done in space apparently.

      and yes it does involve an octopus.

  • jasonbw on 24/04/2014 - 21:37
    +1

    Great pens. We use them on our motorcycles at the California Superbike School (Aus and US), we pull over, write shorthand notes of a student on wet Duct tape in the pouring rain without any issues. So good I now use them for my daily pen, they just ALWAYS work (till they run out of course) :)

  • rhangman on 24/04/2014 - 21:51
    +1

    You can also just buy the refills and use them in any pen.

  • hooray on 24/04/2014 - 22:03
    +2

    nice propaganda for the astronaut pen! But it has a flaw: the pen shown is NOT the astronaut pen; it is the bullet pen, a popular but cheaper model sold by the same manufacturer, Fisher, which is a capped pen and does use the same ink refill as the astronaut pen (you can see how the guy takes off and puts back on the cap). The actual model taken to space was and continues to be the AG7, a retractable pen. You can see it at spacepen.com

    copied from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODO0zQBPI2k thanks to lovesabargain77

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