Fisher Space Pen Bullet Pressurised Ballpoint Pen Chrome with Black Leather Case Sketching Drawing metal and stone

metal and stone

copper coloured barrel

creating the 'Space Pen'

water-soluble paint with an intense matt and opaque appearance when dry

weighs 15g

Fisher Space Pen Bullet Pressurised Ballpoint Pen Chrome with Black Leather Case Sketching Drawing metal and stoneLet's get the famous story out of the way first. 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. Paul Fisher, an inventer and pen maker, developed the pressurised refill, creating the 'Space Pen'. Then both the Americans and