Apollo 13 Thank you letter

ACR has been saving lives since 1956, in fact, our Pen Light was a key product that helped assist the astronauts of Apollo 13 return home safely.

The crew of Apollo 13 sent us a great thank you note (see below) and years later Jim Lovell was cleaning out his desk and found the exact Pen Light he had with him on the Apollo 13 mission...and it worked like it was brand new.

This ACR Pen Light is currently in the SMITHSONIAN

NASA magnesium powered penlight - Used on the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programsSole light source on Apollo 13