Fisher Space Pen Apollo 13 Red Retractable Pressurized Pen

The Fisher Apollo 13 Space Pen is 5.13 inches overall with a red barrel, a chrome cap, retractable action and a PR4 black medium point cartridge.

The Apollo 13 engraving marks the mission where a Space Pen was reportedly used to flip a circuit breaker switch during the emergency return, which is the story that made the pen known beyond writing. Whether or not the detail is exact, the pen did fly on Apollo missions and the cartridge design has not changed since.

The cartridge is pressurized with nitrogen rather than relying on gravity, so it writes upside down, at any angle, under water, over grease and in extreme temperatures. Retractable action means no cap to lose, and at 5.13 inches with a pocket clip it sits in a pocket like an ordinary pen. Explore more camp accessories.

• Apollo 13 engraving on a red barrel
• Pressurized cartridge writes at any angle
• Works underwater, over grease and in extreme cold
• Retractable, so there is no cap to lose