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Fisher Bullet Black Titanium Space Pen $61 Delivered from Peter's of Kensington eBay

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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. This is because the Space Pen’s ink has been pressurised and filled with visco-elastic ink, unlike regular ballpoint pens, which rely on gravity to function.

The Fisher Space Pen – there’s nothing on Earth like it!

Bullet Black Titanium Space Pen features:
Made in the USA. Black titanium nitride finish. Withstands temperatures of -34°C to 121°C. Writes underwater, upside down, over most grease, and in a vacuum. Thixotropic black ink in pressurised reservoir writes at any angle. Precision steel socket and tungsten-carbide ballpoint. Lid simply slides off; pen writes in black ink initially. Presented in a Fisher Space Pen storage case. Estimated shelf-life of 100 years.

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    • +4

      Was wondering how long before this thread went 'seinfeld'

      not long!

  • This is the only pen on the market that has literally been to space and back.

    Pretty sure they've taken a few pens to space.

    • but did they come back…who knows.

      in space no one can hear you refill a cartridge.

      • So you're saying this is the only pen… its a bit limited in stock.

        • I'm not saying anything, I'm copying and pasting.

          It says 49% sold, but I don't know what the total stock is. Where can you see that? How many space pens does 1 person need?

        • +2

          @nickyd84:

          If it's the only pen that's been to space & back, then there is only one of these pens in existence, which makes it limited stock.
          What are they gonna do for future missions if I buy this?
          Is this the end of the space programs?

        • @snoo:

          I think they take dictaphones too…

        • @snoo: They will use a pencil :-p

  • +1

    Russian cosmonauts used pencils?

  • How do you get $61 delivered? I see $70 before 20% discount, $56 after + $12.50 standard shipping.

    • My shipping was $5 to Sydney, I guess it depends on your location.

  • I suppose refills would be tough to find and also prohibitively expensive.

    • +1

      Easy to find and not that expensive. Use them myself. Actually have one in front of me in a CountyComm Titanium Embassy Pen. Machined from solid titanium. Not sure about the above, just mentions the finish.

      • Machined from solid titanium?!
        Do they sell these pens?

        And how much we talking for the refills?
        Coz i agree with pjc, they dont sound cheap at all !

        • And how much we talking for the refills?

          I bought a couple from Myer a couple of years ago for $11 each, not sure if the price has changed since.

          They also come with a plastic adapter so they can fit any pen that can take a Parker refill.

      • Appreciated.

        • US$5 straight from Fisher according to the text on the refill. Obviously that would be shipped within the US, but gives you an idea. I'd suggest the fine. At least I find the medium too thick.

          Don't think there are any titanium embassy pens left. They do stainless, copper, etc. though, might still be available or they might do another batch of titanium in the future.

  • I think this is cheaper - but from USA -
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fisher-Space-Pen-400-BTN-Black-Titan…

    Also Amazon seem to be doing one - again from USA
    http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Bullet-Titanium-Nitride-400BTN/…

    (Note that I haven't double checked the Amazon link for shipping to Aus, but the ebay one is only $12 [US].)

    • the ebay link is $61 USD so more expensive

      Amazon link is $47 AUD before shipping is added, so it will likely be close in cost but why wait from the US if it's similar?

  • Pens used to be cheaper from kensington. less fountain pens atm

  • Why on the www would you shop for a space pen anywhere else but peters of Kensington's ebay store

  • +1

    There is a deal currently on Massdrop for 2 Space Pens for USD$39 (~AUD$51) delivered to Australia:

    https://www.massdrop.com/buy/fisher-bullet-space-pen

    Not sure if it's the same model pen tho!

  • +1

    ^ You are absolutely correct, that is a deal - not this one.

    Also, this:
    http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-400B-Space-Bullet-Pen/dp/B000WG…

  • I actually love these pens!!!

    Ignoring the gymicky 'space pen' sales pitch, they are actually a damn good pen :).
    I use it every day, and they do actually write upside down… a feature I've never really used exactly (but leaning up against a car or wall… definitely).

    Refills are cheap online, and they are a decent gift too. Ahhhh the Space Pen. Good times :).

    • +1

      You're called UFO…of course you do! :)

  • This bullet space pen never went to space, the actual 'space pen' is the AG-7 design http://www.spacepen.com/originalastronautspacepen.aspx. And it's by no means the only pen to write upside down etc. And actually I've had rather bad luck with the special ink the Fisher pen uses, it seems to often leak out of the ball. My absolute favourite pen is the Uni Power Tank which also has a pressurised cartridge. So IMO the reasons to buy this pen are either that it writes well at its price point, or it has novelty value as the pen that went to space, and this one fails on both counts…

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