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Old August 4th 07, 03:56 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Alan Anderson
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Default The Fisher AG-7 "Anti-Gravity" Space Pen !

" wrote:

I have been using Fischer Space Pens all of my life. Although NASA
spent "millions" on the development,...


The point of the post to which you responded was that NASA did *not* pay
for the development of the pen. It was a strictly commercial product,
with no government funding involved. NASA paid a few bucks per pen to
buy them, just like any other customer.

As it happens, the Soviet space agency was also a customer.
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Old August 4th 07, 04:55 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
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On Aug 3, 9:04 pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
" wrote:

:
:I have been using Fischer Space Pens all of my life. Although NASA
:spent "millions" on the development, the pen has practical uses on the
:ground. SInce it is pressurized you can write while lying down or even
:upside down. You cannot do that with a regular ballpoint pen.
:

Just how much demand is there in your life for writing upside down?

Have you considered using a pencil?

--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
--G. Behn


Ah, but having a Space Pen compels you to write upside down ;-)

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Old August 4th 07, 07:41 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
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Alan Anderson wrote:
NASA paid a few bucks per pen to
buy them, just like any other customer.

$2.95 per pen.
http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp

Pat
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Old June 17th 19, 01:21 PM posted to sci.space.history
Matthew Ota[_2_]
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Default The Fisher AG-7 "Anti-Gravity" Space Pen !

On Friday, August 3, 2007 at 9:04:07 PM UTC-7, Fred J. McCall wrote:
" wrote:

:
:I have been using Fischer Space Pens all of my life. Although NASA
:spent "millions" on the development, the pen has practical uses on the
:ground. SInce it is pressurized you can write while lying down or even
:upside down. You cannot do that with a regular ballpoint pen.
:

Just how much demand is there in your life for writing upside down?

Have you considered using a pencil?


--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
--G. Behn


I write upside down and sideways. I also can use it to write underwater.
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Old June 17th 19, 04:29 PM posted to sci.space.history
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Default The Fisher AG-7 "Anti-Gravity" Space Pen !

On Monday, June 17, 2019 at 8:21:29 AM UTC-4, Matthew Ota wrote:
I write upside down and sideways. I also can use it to write underwater.


The Soviets came up with their own solution, they used a pencil.

That also made it easier for the commissars to "edit" out any entries that didn't toe the official Party Line.

Regards,
John Braungart

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Old June 19th 19, 03:28 AM posted to sci.space.history
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The best news is it can go through the washer and dryer without
ruining clothes.

Ask me how I know.

On Mon, 17 Jun 2019 05:21:28 -0700 (PDT), Matthew Ota
wrote:

On Friday, August 3, 2007 at 9:04:07 PM UTC-7, Fred J. McCall wrote:


" wrote:

:
:I have been using Fischer Space Pens all of my life. Although NASA
:spent "millions" on the development, the pen has practical uses on the
:ground. SInce it is pressurized you can write while lying down or even
:upside down. You cannot do that with a regular ballpoint pen.
:

Just how much demand is there in your life for writing upside down?

Have you considered using a pencil?


--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
--G. Behn


I write upside down and sideways. I also can use it to write underwater.



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Old June 25th 19, 01:41 PM posted to sci.space.history
David Spain
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Default The Fisher AG-7 "Anti-Gravity" Space Pen !

On 6/18/2019 10:28 PM, Paul Resch wrote:
The best news is it can go through the washer and dryer without
ruining clothes.

Ask me how I know.


LOL

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Old July 10th 19, 08:50 PM posted to sci.space.history
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Default The Fisher AG-7 "Anti-Gravity" Space Pen !

On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 8:41:05 AM UTC-4, David Spain wrote:
On 6/18/2019 10:28 PM, Paul Resch wrote:
The best news is it can go through the washer and dryer without
ruining clothes.

Ask me how I know.


LOL


indeed :-)
 




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