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I don't see why you would not be able to write with a pen in space. Pens operate on the principle of capillary attraction, and that is not affected by gravity or the absence of gravity. The only issue I can see is that if you attempt to use a pen in a vacuum, any air bubbles contained in the ink would expand, and the heat of your hand might make the ink boil.

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