Comments on: The Fisher Space Pen Boldly Writes Where No Man Has Written Before http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2013/01/the-fisher-space-pen-boldly-writes-where-no-man-has-written-before/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:32:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: The Space Collective http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2013/01/the-fisher-space-pen-boldly-writes-where-no-man-has-written-before/#comment-1030 The Space Collective Wed, 01 May 2013 11:22:03 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=2351#comment-1030 The <a href="http://www.thespacecollective.com/56-space-pens" rel="nofollow">space pen</a> is very cool I have one in the office and everyone wants to use it! The space pen is very cool I have one in the office and everyone wants to use it!

]]> By: Scott http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2013/01/the-fisher-space-pen-boldly-writes-where-no-man-has-written-before/#comment-598 Scott Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:06:37 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=2351#comment-598 I would think that the mechanical pencil would have worked as well in space without the problem of shavings floating around. The space Pen, is, however, a great device - I have had one for decades. I would think that the mechanical pencil would have worked as well in space without the problem of shavings floating around. The space Pen, is, however, a great device – I have had one for decades.

]]> By: leendert h stuyt http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2013/01/the-fisher-space-pen-boldly-writes-where-no-man-has-written-before/#comment-588 leendert h stuyt Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:21:53 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=2351#comment-588 he, where can we buy replacements for this bad boy...I ran out and now I need some replacements...this pen is great, used it since they came out he, where can we buy replacements for this bad boy…I ran out and now I need some replacements…this pen is great, used it since they came out

]]> By: Bob Senzer http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2013/01/the-fisher-space-pen-boldly-writes-where-no-man-has-written-before/#comment-582 Bob Senzer Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:01:21 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=2351#comment-582 The broken switch story relates to Apollo 11, NOT Apollo 13 AFAIK. The switch broke on the lunar landing module when the astronauts returned to the module. I don't know whether something similar happened to Apollo 13. The new pens that Fisher claims will "write for a typical lifetime" are not the standard space pens with the standard space pen refill. Instead, they are particular models that hold substantially more of the same sort of pressurized ink. They are significantly more expensive and are not refillable with the standard cartridge. The latest version is the Infinium. This is all documented at the Fisher website: www.spacepen.com AFAIK, as a user of these pens for many years, their recent marketing claims are highly accurate. The broken switch story relates to Apollo 11, NOT Apollo 13 AFAIK. The switch broke on the lunar landing module when the astronauts returned to the module. I don’t know whether something similar happened to Apollo 13.

The new pens that Fisher claims will “write for a typical lifetime” are not the standard space pens with the standard space pen refill. Instead, they are particular models that hold substantially more of the same sort of pressurized ink. They are significantly more expensive and are not refillable with the standard cartridge. The latest version is the Infinium. This is all documented at the Fisher website: http://www.spacepen.com

AFAIK, as a user of these pens for many years, their recent marketing claims are highly accurate.

]]> By: Steven Syzdek http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2013/01/the-fisher-space-pen-boldly-writes-where-no-man-has-written-before/#comment-581 Steven Syzdek Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:57:52 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/?p=2351#comment-581 In the 1980's, Fisher Space Pen company gave a Space Pen to every Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper to use while on the job. They really came in handy working in the winter time up in Reno. I used to have to carry several pens inside my coat and had to swap them out while writing accident reports or tickets. The regular pens would get too cold to write. The Fisher Space Pens really worked well in those situations. In the 1980′s, Fisher Space Pen company gave a Space Pen to every Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper to use while on the job. They really came in handy working in the winter time up in Reno. I used to have to carry several pens inside my coat and had to swap them out while writing accident reports or tickets. The regular pens would get too cold to write. The Fisher Space Pens really worked well in those situations.

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