Space Pens, Pencils, and How NASA Takes Notes in Space

While NASA spent a large amount of money developing the Space Pen, the Soviets just used pencils

Space Pens, Pencils, and How NASA Takes Notes in Space - NASA

What pens do astronauts use in space today? - Quora

Why did NASA spend millions developing a pen that would work in space when a pencil is just as good? - Quora

User explains why we don't use pencils in space : r/quityourbullshit

Let'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

Fisher Space Pen Eclipse Ballpoint Pen with NASA Meatball Logo

Fact or Fiction?: NASA Spent Millions to Develop a Pen that Would Write in Space, whereas the Soviet Cosmonauts Used a Pencil

All brass & steel construction, hard chrome plating, pocket clip & tungsten carbide ballpoint tip Used on NASA Apollo/Shuttle missions, International

Fisher Space Pen - The Original Astronaut Pen - AG7 Series - Chrome

Pen Review: The Fisher Space Pen — The Gentleman Stationer