Named in action to a letter composing campaign by Star Trek fans, the creator and cast members from the TV series were there to see the “predecessor” to their (fictional) Starship Enterprise become reality.Related: An area shuttle called Enterprise in photosMore: NASAs area shuttle bus: Where are they now?The Retro 51 Space Shuttle Enterprise Tornado includes graphics that wrap around the stainless steel barrel of the collectible rollerball pen.”The space shuttle bus Enterprise and future area shuttle missions re-ignited the countrys enthusiasm for area travel and inspired a new generation. Past releases have included pens that look like the Mercury-Redstone, Gemini-Titan and Apollo-Saturn V rockets, a Hubble Space Telescope pen, a special limited edition pen for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and a Space Shuttle Discovery Tornado in collaboration with the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum.Follow collectSPACE.com on Facebook and on Twitter at @collectSPACE.
Forty-five years after it made its public launching, NASAs area shuttle Enterprise is being rolled out again, this time as a rollerball pen.Retro 51 on Tuesday (Sept. 21) announced its brand-new Space Shuttle Enterprise Tornado, the latest in its line of collectible writing instruments. Named in action to a letter composing project by Star Trek fans, the developer and cast members from the Television series were there to see the “predecessor” to their (imaginary) Starship Enterprise become reality.Related: An area shuttle bus called Enterprise in photosMore: NASAs area shuttles: Where are they now?The Retro 51 Space Shuttle Enterprise Tornado features graphics that cover around the stainless steel barrel of the collectible rollerball pen.”The space shuttle bus Enterprise and future space shuttle bus objectives re-ignited the nations passion for space travel and motivated a new generation. Past releases have actually included pens that resemble the Mercury-Redstone, Gemini-Titan and Apollo-Saturn V rockets, a Hubble Space Telescope pen, an unique restricted edition pen for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and a Space Shuttle Discovery Tornado in partnership with the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum.Follow collectSPACE.com on Facebook and on Twitter at @collectSPACE.
