| What's the best pen to carry in your pocket? | | | | presented the pen to Johnny Carson on the air. |
| This pen also fits easily inside those personal | | | | Most everyone on the Seinfeld episode "The Pen" |
| organizers or in a woman's small purse. It's the | | | | also saw it. MoMA has the pen in their permanent |
| pen by Fisher Space Pen Company called the | | | | collection in New York for years. They have cited |
| "space pen." This pen is 3.75 inches (95mm) | | | | the pen as an example of "exquisite industrial |
| closed and opens to a full 5.25 inches (133mm). | | | | design." The pen has been one of the most |
| Besides the handy size, it's what inside that | | | | popular corporate gifts for many years. It can be |
| makes this pen so special and so admired. It | | | | laser engraved or silk-screened with a company |
| doesn't matter how hot or cold it becomes. It will | | | | logo or name. It can also be engraved with an |
| write in -30 degrees to +250 degrees Fahrenheit. | | | | individual's name or initials. They are made in the |
| It will also write at different angles, whether lying | | | | U.S.A. and their novelty and dependability makes it |
| in bed, or driving in the car and leaning up against | | | | appreciated by men and women alike. |
| the dashboard. It will even write upside down. It | | | | You'll find that many emergency personnel use |
| writes over grease and on photographs. It will | | | | this pen because of the reliability. The pen is not |
| even write on wet surfaces. The cartridge is | | | | affected by grease, dirt, or adverse weather |
| pressurized at nearly 35 pounds per square inch | | | | conditions. The FBI, U.S. Navy Seals, U.S. Armed |
| and the ink is fed continuously to the carbide ball. | | | | Forces, and the U.S. Thunderbirds pilots, the |
| This carbide ball is made of tungsten, and it allows | | | | Canadian Snowbirds and the 431AD Squadron, use |
| the user to write in any position. The stainless | | | | it. It has even been used during the Everest North |
| steel precision socket prevents leaking. The | | | | Face Ski Expedition. The pen will also write on |
| problem of evaporation and wasted ink along with | | | | carbonless paper and through fingerprints. It also |
| back leakage has been eliminated. This pen is | | | | writes on rubber, leather and many dark surfaces. |
| perfect to throw in your lightweight luggage when | | | | This makes it ideal for contractors, carpenters, |
| traveling or to take along on board in your | | | | electricians and all construction and inspection |
| carryon. It will write on coated stock golf | | | | personnel. The Jacques Cousteau Society as well |
| scorecards and can be used to mark a map when | | | | as many other professional scuba divers also used |
| navigating. You can write outdoors in all weather | | | | the Space Pen. Don't be afraid to keep this pen |
| conditions, whether it's snowing or raining. This | | | | inside your discount luggage. You'll find a million and |
| makes its perfect for boaters, campers, | | | | one reasons to use it on vacation and business |
| fishermen and hikers. Snowboarders, white water | | | | trips. If nothing else, it gives you a great story to |
| rafters and skiers will love it also. You don't have | | | | tell about the difference between a Space Pen |
| to be into extreme sports, just sit around on a | | | | and any other ballpoint pen. |
| beach chair and do your crossword puzzle. It will | | | | Remember the Space Pen will fit comfortable |
| write easily from any position. | | | | inside a wallet or pocket. Doctors and Nurses |
| Paul C. Fisher invented the pen in 1965. He sent | | | | value the pen because of its reliability and ease in |
| his pen design to Houston Space Center and | | | | writing over any surface. It is also available with a |
| NASA began testing it. Prior to this invention, | | | | neck chain for women. The pen became popular |
| astronauts had to use pencils for note taking and | | | | because of its use in outer space, but it's |
| the graphite used could break off and float around | | | | dependability is what keeps people using it over |
| the cabin. This was a very serious hazard, as the | | | | and over again. In critical application, this pen is |
| lead could become lodged in electrical switches and | | | | unsurpassed. It will write on X-ray film and on the |
| jeopardize personal safety as well as the mission. | | | | glossy records in hospitals. You can also use it on |
| NASA put the pen through 18 months of testing. | | | | latex gloves without tearing them. It's easy to |
| It was subsequently approved for use on a trial | | | | see why the Space Pen will become one of your |
| mission in outer space. In 1968 the pen was | | | | favorite travel accessories. Whether you are |
| issued to astronauts on all manned space flights, | | | | flying to the moon or just going on a short trip, |
| and is still in use today by the American and | | | | you'll want to take this pen along with you. The |
| Russian space program. The space pen has been | | | | timeless design and unparalleled dependability will |
| featured on The Tonight Show when Carl Reiner | | | | accompany you anywhere you care to go. |