Space Talk
GRAVITY SUCKS – SPACE PENS DON’T
Most of us have heard the legend about how the American and Soviet engineers faced a design challenge during the space race of the sixties.They needed to come up with something that could write in the zero-gravity capsule. The story tells of how NASA engineers spent millions of dollars developing an ‘Astronaut Pen’ whilst the Soviets allowed logic to prevail and used the humble pencil.
Now why spoil a good story with the truth?While the story is pure fiction, the fact is that writing instruments are indispensable in daily life – even in space.
According to legend busting website, Snopes.com. the Americans and the Russians both used pencils but found tht the broken leads were a safety hazard as they floated around the capsule.
Paul Fisher, who founded the Fisher pen company was an engineer and he realised that the space programme could do with something far safer and which was able to work under extreme temperature variations.It took him 24 months and over a million dollars before he was able to produce his first metal pressurised ball pen.In 1965, he sent some samples to NASA at the Houston Space Centre where they were tested thoroughly.
And Fisher’s space pens have been used on all manned space flights – both US and Russian – ever since then.On top of it all, the government didn’t pay any development costs – Fisher paid for everything.What he did do however, was sell 400 Fisher Space Pens to NASA for $2.95 each !
From astronauts to ordinary men and women, we all need pens. Despite the massive growth of the internet and mobile communications, we still need pens to make notes, scribble down an address or phone number, sign documents, edit copy, fill in forms, sign credit card slips… the uses are endless.And anyone in the service industry who needs a pen for their job will undoubtedly complain that their pens always go missing! Bank tellers, secretaries, shop assistants, couriers etc are all plagued with disappearing pens.There’s no getting away from it – pens are functional and desirable.
And that’s why millions of organisations use promotional pens to market their products and services.There are a myriad types of promotional pens, from roller balls and ballpens, markers and highlighters, cheap plastic throwaways to bespoke handmade masterpieces, stylus pens and novely items.
These can be imprinted with an organisation’s logo or strapline etc.Branded packing for promotional pens can also be manufactured, adding even greater appeal.
The pens of today are a far cry from the days of Ancient Egypt 3000 years ago, where hollow reeds containing pigment were first used. Could a scribe, taking a break from painting hieroglyphics, have ever looked up to the heavens and imagined that it was possible for humans to go that far ? And that the crude writing instrument that he held in his hand was the forerunner of one of the most basic yet essential tools of daily life ?
There’s no doubt that we can’t live without pens, which is why promotional pens are the ‘go to’ item that millions of organisations choose to advertise their product or service.
Asha Puthli – Space talk
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