What’s the First Pen to Make it to Space?
Nov 3, 2023
In 1968, Paul Fisher made a pen that defied gravity. No, it didn’t float around like some magic wand, but it did something even more impressive — it wrote in space!
Back in the day, NASA had a big problem to solve. Regular pens wouldn’t work in the zero-gravity vacuum of space. They’d sputter and die, leaving astronauts with a cosmic case of writer’s block. Paul Fisher, an inventor and pen enthusiast, recognized the need for a reliable writing tool for astronauts and was determined to provide a solution. He developed the Fisher Space Pen, a unique pen that could write in extreme environments, including zero gravity.
