The 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, Fisher Space Pen

Designed five decades ago by Paul C Fisher, “The Fisher Space Pen” is a retractable, pressurized pen that worked flawlessly in zero gravity during the first manned Apollo Mission in 1968. Today the Fisher Space Pen Company has not only earned NASA as a customer for the revolutionary pen, famously known as Anti-Gravity 7 or #AG7, but the company has also been handcrafting pens that can write under water, over grease, at any angle, in extreme temperatures and have three times longer life than an average pen.

History

During World War II, Paul C. Fisher worked with ball bearings in an airplane propeller factory and after a few years, he started working in pen factory. This is when he established himself as an innovator and opened his own pen company. His idea behind the innovation was to create a pen that would not leak. So, he experimented, invested one million dollars and made his first zero gravity pen, which he patented in 1966.

The innovation in the pen was the pressurized ink cartridge and gel ink that deployed reliably, irrespective of orientation or the presence of gravity. Later, he sent the pen to NASA and his innovation was really appreciated. Russians started using the #AG7 shortly afterwards.

The Limited Edition Pen

Lately, a 50^th anniversary edition pen has been released for all those who love gold stuff. The limited edition pen is priced at $500, is made of gold titanium nitride plated brass and comes with a case.

The beautiful zero-gravity pen has definitely been pop culture for half a century.