Object Details
- Astronaut
- Edwin Jacob Garn
- Manufacturer
- Fisher Space Pen Co.
- Summary
- The Fisher AG7 space pen was developed in 1966 and adopted by NASA for the astronauts' use in 1968. Ordinary ballpoint pens do not work in space because the ink does not flow in weightlessness. The Fisher pen's ink cartridge is pressurized and will operate in extreme environments on Earth and in space. Astronauts and cosmonauts regularly use these pens in space, and many Earth-bound customers buy them as well. Senator Jake Garn used this space pen during his flight on the STS 51-D Space Shuttle mission in 1985, and he gave it to the Museum with various other possessions after the mission.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19850627000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous
- Materials
- metal, velcro, ink
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5 in. long x 1/2 in. diameter (12.7 x 1.27cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Human Spaceflight
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19850627000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93a416980-1226-49ab-bd34-942606420a73
