The space pen became the space pen 50 years ago

Everyone knows about the space pen. NASA spent millions on R&D to create the ultimate pen that would work in zero gravity and the result was this incredible machine. Well, no. In fact it was made by a pen manufacturer in 1966 — but it wasn't until October of 1968 that it went into orbit and fulfilled its space pen destiny.

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This special edition of the Cap-O-Matic features an eagle logo and dates to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Let's get the famous story out of the way. Everyone 'knows' that ballpoints didn't work in space, without gravity, so the Americans spent millions of dollars to develop a special pressurised ballpoint that did work in space. The Russians just used a pencil. Well, not really. The Americans and Russians both used pencils.

Fisher Space Pen S251-50 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Cap-O-Matic Space Pen with Chrome Cap - Assorted Barrel Color

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NASA's 'Astronaut Pen

NASA's 'Astronaut Pen

Why did the US Space program spend so much money creating pens that could write in space while the Russians just used pencils? - Quora

Fisher Space Pen #AG7-SH / The Original Astronaut Pen with Gold Shuttle

My fourth and favorite Fisher Space pen. The Apollo 11's 50th anniversary special edition, the AG7-50. : r/pens

Matte Black Bullet Space Pen with Space Shuttle. When closed, bullet space pens are a great size to carry in your wallet, pocket, purse, car glove box, organizer or toolbox. When open it's a full-sized, evenly balanced writing pen. The original Bullet Space Pen was conceived in July of 1948, Paul Fisher was soon machining a pen design shaped from solid aluminum. It became our first Fisher ball point pen, the 400 Bullet Pen, and arguably the most popular pen of the twentieth century.

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Earth Shaker - # AstroBit Space Pen: Write Upside Down Is your pen frequently missing or being borrowed? How about a space pen? Will you allow it to be lost? In