NASA ATLANTIS. With its proud, colour-blocked livery, NASA Atlantis recaptures the optimism of the early 1990s, and marks the moment when an Italian astronaut became part of space folklore. Thirty years after Dr. Franco Malerba’s historic mission aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, the world stands at the dawn of a new space age. Montegrappa recalls a landmark era in international scientific endeavour, offering precision design and performance across a range of writing modes.Crisp lines and rich, saturated colours tap into the hope and awe of NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle programme – an era that ended with the final flight of Atlantis in 2011. Retired in 1992, the popularity of NASA’s ‘Worm’ logo only grew in its absence. After being recalled to service in 2020, we give it pride of place with red enamel fill. Shuttle ‘lift-off’ and ‘launchpad’ graphics are precision-engraved into the hardware of this hand-built silhouette. All Montegrappa writing instruments are guaranteed against any manufacturing defect for 24 months from the date of purchase. Any part of this pen with even the slightest manufacturing defect detected by our authorized customer service department will be repaired or replaced under warranty. To benefit from the international guarantee, simply present the international guarantee certificate, correctly completed by one of our authorized resellers, complete with stamp and date, to one of the Montegrappa assistance centres.