Fisher Space Pens to fly with Blue Origin crews as ‘official ballpoint’

Fisher Area Pen has some new Blue ballpoints.

The maker of the pressurized-ink writing devices utilized by astronauts to scrawl in area has partnered with Blue Origin to grow to be the corporate’s official pen supplier. Fisher Area Pen would be the solely model ballpoint pen used on all of Blue Origin’s upcoming crewed launches.

“We are able to see the longer term, and Blue Origin helps fly us there,” Matt Fisher, vp of Fisher Pen Firm, mentioned in a press release. “My grandfather helped construct this firm with an progressive product that yesterday’s area pioneers wanted, with a pen that has stood the check of time. This partnership now has all of us anticipating the probabilities that lie forward, and we could not be extra excited to assist additional our involvement in upcoming area endeavors Blue Origin will lead.”

Based by billionaire Jeff Bezos with the aim of “constructing a street to area for the advantage of Earth,” Blue Origin is growing and constructing reusable rocket engines, launch automobiles, in-space programs and lunar landers. The corporate has used its New Shepard launch automobile to fly 31 folks to this point on suborbital spaceflights and has a contract with NASA to offer a human touchdown system for sustained entry to the floor of the moon.

Blue Origin can be working with Sierra Area on Orbital Reef, a business area station to be deployed in low Earth orbit.

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To commemorate this new partnership, Fisher is releasing three custom-designed area pens that includes Blue Origin’s feather emblem representing the perfection of flight {hardware} design — a super stability of power and lightness.

Fisher’s authentic astronaut area pen, the AG7 mannequin that first lifted off to area on NASA’s Apollo 7 mission in 1968, has been up to date for this launch with a black titanium nitride exterior that helps defend it from scratches and provides it a stealthy look. Blue Origin’s feather and celestial icons are laser engraved across the pen.

The Blue Moon Bullet Area Pen includes a blue translucent end and a chrome feather image.

The third launch can be a Bullet, however with a matte black end and the Blue Origin feather emblazoned in gold wrapping across the pen.

The Blue Origin AG7 retails for $125, the Blue Moon Bullet is $45 and the matte black Bullet is $39. All three pens can be found to order via the Fisher Area Pen web site.