April 24, 2024
1979 - Fisher Space Pen - Vintage Model
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You are bidding on a vintage version of the Fisher Space Pen from 1979, along with its original case and two informational inserts. There is no refill included with this pen.Fisher Space Pen Since 1953The Fisher Space Pen (also known as the Zero Gravity Pen), marketed by Fisher Space Pen Co., is the original pen that uses pressurized ink cartridges and will write in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, over wet and greasy paper, at any angle, and in extreme temperature ranges.These pens can write at altitudes up to 12,500 feet (3810 m). The ink is forced out by compressed air at a pressure of nearly 35 pounds per square inch (240 kPa). Operating temperatures range from -30 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit (-35 to 120 degrees Celsius). These pens have an estimated shelf life of 100 years.There exists a common urban legend claiming that because a standard ballpoint pen would not work in zero gravity, NASA spent $11 million developing the zero-g capable Space Pen, with the humorous note that the Russian space agency opted to simply use pencils. In fact, NASA programs have used pencils but because of the danger that a broken-off pencil tip poses in zero gravity and the high flammability of both the graphite and wood present in pencils a better solution was needed.NASA never approached Paul Fisher to develop a pen, nor did Fisher receive any
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