One of my alltime favorite gifts: Fisher® Chrome Bullet Space Pen. Fun fact: Writes at any angle, underwater, over grease, in extreme temperatures – even upside down
This photo doesn’t show the length of this pen — it’s actually really short, maybe about 60% of a normal pen length. I think if it were full-size, it would be much more popular.
I do miss my Fisher. Had it in matte black and carried w/ me all the time until one night in Hoboken. After a few too many, it was lost to the streets.
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You’re so right.
Still in use since about 15 years.
Dec 8th, 2008 / 11:52 am
While NASA spent years developing this pen the Russians just gave their cosmonauts pencils…… Still it is kinda shiny and pretty
Dec 8th, 2008 / 12:11 pm
This photo doesn’t show the length of this pen — it’s actually really short, maybe about 60% of a normal pen length. I think if it were full-size, it would be much more popular.
Dec 8th, 2008 / 12:51 pm
I have also had my Space Pen for about 15 years and have yet to replace the ink cartridge.
Way cool gift.
Dec 8th, 2008 / 2:00 pm
@Matt: And you did fall for that old urban legend ;-) See http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp
Dec 8th, 2008 / 5:30 pm
I do miss my Fisher. Had it in matte black and carried w/ me all the time until one night in Hoboken. After a few too many, it was lost to the streets.
Dec 8th, 2008 / 10:17 pm
Or you could buy a pencil…
Dec 8th, 2008 / 10:34 pm