[mynameisbahaa]

didn't you watch the movie "3 idiots" ? pencils didn't work well in outer space too!

from:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-n...

"Originally, NASA astronauts, like the Soviet cosmonauts, used pencils, according to NASA historians. In fact, NASA ordered 34 mechanical pencils from Houston's Tycam Engineering Manufacturing, Inc., in 1965. They paid $4,382.50 or $128.89 per pencil. When these prices became public, there was an outcry and NASA scrambled to find something cheaper for the astronauts to use. Pencils may not have been the best choice anyway. The tips flaked and broke off, drifting in microgravity where they could potentially harm an astronaut or equipment. And pencils are flammable--a quality NASA wanted to avoid in onboard objects after the Apollo 1 fire."

[DiabloD3]

And thus the invention of the Fisher Space Pen.

http://www.spacepen.com/

Rubber that, under the pressure inside of the ink cart, is liquid, but when finally written onto paper, becomes solid instantly and cannot be smeared.

I've had one for years, and it is the smoothest and best pen I've ever owned.

[mynameisbahaa]

I didn't know that these pens are available to the public! They have some great looking pens though. I may try one in the future