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Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by imjoshdean on Thursday October 10, 2013 @04:54PM (#6529975)
They are fantastic pens, too. I've had one since high school (so...about 8 years now) and I've refilled the ink cartridge all of three times. A very VERY solid investment for writers.
Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by cschmidt on Thursday October 10, 2013 @04:59PM (#6529998)
I keep a space pen in my pocket at all times. A Field Notebook in my back pocket, and I'm always ready to write things down.
Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by Jtsummers on Thursday October 10, 2013 @05:03PM (#6530025)
Same, I've had one of these pens since 2007 or 2008. First saw them in HS, when the $20 or $30 sounded like a lot of money, when a grandchild of one of the founder(he claimed, and it would be an odd claim to make if it weren't true) was in a class of mine. I used to get made fun of, which hasn't bothered me since high school, until people started realizing they were always asking to borrow it to write down a note or sign a receipt.
Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by ChikkaChiChi on Thursday October 10, 2013 @05:41PM (#6530220)
After watching a YouTube of Adam Savage proclaiming the joys of the space pen, I went out and bought one of my own.

Great decision.

Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by tannerj on Thursday October 10, 2013 @10:36PM (#6531173)
I watched the same video, love Adam and Tested.com, my favorite aspect of the pen is how small it is when you put the cap on. Fits in my pocket and I can't tell its there.

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bypi7h6WOGg This is the video of stuff Adam Savage carries on a daily basis. Interesting if you are a gadget nut.

Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by ChikkaChiChi on Friday October 11, 2013 @10:08AM (#6533129)
I took it another step: http://imgur.com/JvMbVe4

I found a Stanley screwdriver that is great to carry around in my pocket. I used a bit of Instamorph to build a clip for both and now they don't slide around in my pocket!

I love this stuff.

Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by omegant on Thursday October 10, 2013 @05:03PM (#6530021)
So you refill the ink cartridge yourself?. Also point doesn't start acumulating ink and leaving stains in the paper like most pens?.
Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by imjoshdean on Thursday October 10, 2013 @05:10PM (#6530059)
Yeah, it's dead simple, google "space pen cartridge" and you'll see. Also, I've not had the pen leave stains when using it.
Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by Luc on Thursday October 10, 2013 @06:27PM (#6530419)
omegant seems to think you're refilling the cartridge, rather than replacing it.
Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by omegant on Thursday October 10, 2013 @11:32PM (#6531285)
Yep that was my initial impression, I checked the site and the cartridges are quite inexpensive. I'll buy one to try.
Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by grumblepeet on Thursday October 10, 2013 @05:51PM (#6530275)
Had mine since the 70s. Still works fine. Worth a million dollars in my book.
Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Thursday October 10, 2013 @07:07PM (#6530577)
How did you manage not to lose it? Not losing things is worth a million dollars in my book.
Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by nearengine on Thursday October 10, 2013 @07:57PM (#6530764)
This right here is the real problem I had with the space pen. I used to use them religiously until I was losing one every couple months.

The ones without the clips are the worst, because they'll roll off of anything. They also had a nasty habit of falling out of my pockets when I sat down/got up. They are excellent pens though.

Re:The myth of NASA's expensive space pens by grumblepeet on Friday October 11, 2013 @03:08AM (#6531811)
It seems to have lead a charmed life. I lost several of the ones that had no clips, they just rolled away unseen over the years.