FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do your products carry a guarantee?
All Fisher Space Pens have a Lifetime Guarantee against manufacturing defects.

What is your Contact Information and office hours?
Office Hours: M-F; 8 AM to 4 PM Pacific Time.

Telephone: 800-634-3494

Address: 711 Yucca St., Boulder City, NV 89005

Email: weborders@spacepen.com

Do you offer tours?
We do not offer tours of our factory.

Do you offer returns, refunds, or trades?
No. All sales are final.

Can I add to an order I already placed?
No, an additional separate order will need to be placed to purchase additional items.

I entered a coupon code, but it didn’t work.
Your coupon code may be invalid, expired, or not applicable to the items in your cart.

We do not honor any coupons, codes, discounts, sales or offers made by coupon websites or any other websites on the internet.

Fisher Space Pen coupons are sent occasionally via the Fisher Space Pen Newsletter.

I forgot my coupon code, can you adjust my order?
No, we're unable to make changes or adjustments to an order once it has been submitted. If the order has not been shipped or engraved it may be canceled and you will need to complete a new order.

Do you offer a military/police/teacher/ discount?
Our military pens are discounted 10% and can be found in the Fisher Space Pen Military Exchange.

No other discounts are currently offered; however, we recommend signing up for the Fisher Space Pen Newsletter in order to receive offers and news of product launches.

I paid for Expedited Shipping, why hasn’t my order shipped?
Expedited shipping does not affect the processing time of orders, only the shipping time once it has left the factory.

Orders are processed and shipped in the order they are received.

More information:
Fisher Space Pen Order Processing and Shipping

What should I do if my order hasn't been delivered, or says it was delivered but I can't find it?
You can track your order using the tracking number provided in your shipping email.

In the case of a missed/lost delivery please contact the carrier.

Fisher Space Pen has no control over delivery once your package leaves our factory and assumes no responsibility for loss or theft of packages.

More information: Fisher Space Pen Order Processing and Shipping

Do you ship overseas?
No. We have a network of International Distributors for international customers.

What was the pen that Neil and Buzz took to space?
The Astronauts on Apollo 11, and on every crewed space mission, use our AG7 Original Astronaut Pen

Do all your pens take the same refill?
Almost all our pens take the same Fisher Pressurized Refill (PR).
The Q4 Multi-action Pen uses the Universal Refill and our Infinium Space Pen doesn’t take a refill.

What’s the difference between the PR4 and SPR4?
T
hey’re the same refill. The “S" refers to the blister card packaging.

What are your refill point sizes?
Fine - .9mm

Medium – 1.1mm

Bold – 1.3mm

How many miles do your refills write for?
Fisher Space Pens will write for over 12,000 ft. or approximately 2.5 miles.

Can I buy a refill anywhere local?
Yes. REI, Office Max/ Office Depot, Staples and many other outdoor and tactical shops, space centers, museums and pen specialists carry our (S)PR4 refill.

What refill does my Infinium Space Pen take?
The Infinium Space Pen doesn’t take a refill as the whole pen is filled with ink.

What refill does my Y2K Space Pen take?
Our PRY2K refill, available in a medium point, black or blue ink.
Please contact weborders@spacepen.com to order refills for your Y2K Space Pen.

What’s the difference between Fisher Space Pen and Rite in the Rain pens?
We manufacture and supply pens & refills for Rite in the Rain.
Refills have a specially formulated ink that performs better on their waterproof paper. The writing isn’t as smooth as our Space Pen refills but has all the same functionalities.

What are your pens made of?
Almost all our pens are made from brass.

What’s the lead content of our brass?
Less than ½ a percent (less than .5%)

What is the copper content of the raw brass?
Copper 85%, zinc 15%

Why is my M4RAW/400RAW turning colors?
The 400RAW and M4RAW raw brass pens will develop a unique patina in response to the user’s body chemistry and the environment in which the pen is used.

How can I make my raw brass space pen shiny again?
We use BRASSO Metal Polish to clean the raw brass space pens.

Do you have a permanent clip for the Bullets?
No, we don’t make a permanent clip for our Bullet Space Pens. We do offer removable clips.

Do you make any pencils?
Yes, we offer a mechanical pencil in our Thunderbirds Pen & Pencil Set.

Does the stylus piece in my Q4 work on iPhones?
No, it doesn’t. It is one of the older models of styluses and works for PDA and Palm Pilots.

Why don't I see the pen I want on the website?
If the product you are looking for is not found on the website, it is either out of stock or has been discontinued.

What’s the lightest pen you make?
Our lightest pen is the Stowaway Space Pen at .2oz.

Can you engrave symbols or pictures on your pens?
Our mechanical engraving includes the Latin alphabet, numbers, and the following characters: ! @ / . # $ ‘ ( ) * + , - : ; = ? & ♥

Any letter that normally has an accent can be engraved: ó é ê ë ö ü ü ÿ Ö ñ
Backslash \ is not available; Underscore _ is not available

Emoji are not available

The ♥ symbol is the alt key and the numpad 3 held at the same time
(Maximum of 3 ♥ symbols per line of engraving)

Can I get a different color of engraving on my pen?
No, the engraving color is whatever the base of the pen is made from. Most our pens are brass and therefore engravings will have a gold color.

Our CLUTCH, TLP, and ASGP have an aluminum base resulting in a silver-colored engraving.

I need a custom order for my company. Who do I contact?
For custom engraving orders (laser engraving, logos) please contact our promotional products division for pricing and lead times: cory@spacepen.com

Do you sell or share my information?
Absolutely not! (We don’t like that happening to us either) Fisher Space Pen Privacy Policy

Can’t astronauts just use pencils?
No, it’s not safe! Read more here:  Space Pens, Pencils, and How NASA Takes Notes in Space

Is Fisher Space Pen a family-owned company?
Yes. Fisher Space Pen is still run by Paul Fisher’s son Cary and grandsons Matt and Paul Fisher.

Are you in Colorado?
We are in Boulder City, Nevada not Boulder, Colorado.