Few products have such an interesting history as Fisher Space pens.
In 1945 Paul Fisher, a scientist by training, was a man with a mission - 'to develop & manufacture the world's most dependable writing instruments.' Fisher engineers spent thousands of hours & millions of dollars developing pens superior in writing quality & style.
Recognition of their success came in 1967 when after 18 months of rigorous testing by NASA, the Fisher space pen was provided to Astronauts for use in space. The selling point was that unlike other ball pens which rely on gravity to feed ink, the Space pens have a pressurised refill with a special ink that enables it to write over fingerprints, under water, upside down, on wet paper, in freezing cold & extreme heat & in the gravity free vacuum of Space.
Since 1967, both American Astronauts and Russian Cosmonauts have used Fisher Space pens on all manned space flights.
Superior performance on Earth as well as in Space
The unique technology of Fisher Space Pens means that: Fisher Space Pens will keep writing at any angle, including above your head, without running out of ink. Fisher Space Pens write better than other pens on paper that is greasy or wet (they will even write under water). There is no leaking or oozing of ink with Fisher Pens. Ink in Fisher Space Pens lasts approximately 3 times longer than other ballpoint pens.