By The Brick LEGO NASA Discovery Space Shuttle
Yesterday afternoon, the LEGO® NASA Discovery Space Shuttle set was revealed, which means it’s time for another By the Brick. The Discovery Space Shuttle set takes its inspiration from an early 90s mission in which the craft was used to delivery the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. The set features over 2350 pieces and includes a display stand and two information plaques, along with a detachable Hubble Telescope. The LEGO NASA...
Hubble Telescope Images Recreated With LEGO
When the LEGO NASA Discovery Space Shuttle launches next month there will be various activities taking place to celebrate the release. As well as the Go Beyond VIP series with former astronaut Dr Kathy Sullivan and a unique physical VIP set, a number of images captured by the Hubble Telescope have been recreated with LEGO elements. These images will be on display a selected LEGO retail stores from April 18th. In the last 30 years,...
Former Astronaut Helps Launch LEGO NASA Set
To celebrate the upcoming release of the new LEGO® NASA Discovery Space Shuttle, the LEGO Group has joined forces with former astronaut Dr Kathy Sullivan for a special VIP interview series. Go Beyond will be available to watch on the VIP Reward Centre. Dr Sullivan reveal details of her experience onboard the original NASA STS-31 mission and how the real-life space shuttle compares to the LEGO model’s detailed reimagination of the...
LEGO NASA Discovery Shuttle Designer Video
The Designer Video for the LEGO® NASA Discovery Space Shuttle has been released. The video details how the latest addition to the LEGO Space Collection. In the Designer Video, members of the LEGO Design Team including Milan Madeg, Mani Zamani and Nico Vas talk about how the set was created and how they crafted it to allow builders to recreate the 1990 mission to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope. The LEGO NASA Discovery Space Shuttle...
Introducing The LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery
Head to the stars with the latest addition to the LEGO® Space Collection, as the LEGO Group joins forces with NASA for a brand new set. The LEGO NASA Discovery Space Shuttle is a new 2,354 piece set, designed to inspire the explorers of tomorrow and those with intergalactic tastes. Back in 1990, the Discovery Space Shuttle was used to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope into space. The large telescope is still in operation and has...
LEGO City Joins In On The Mars Landing Excitement
Later today NASA will land the Perseverance Rover on the surface of Mars. This will see the Rover seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith for possible return to Earth. LEGO® City News have been joining in the excitement surrounding this special moment, with Gabby ToCamera and Craig Woodman on hand to cover the upcoming event. The LEGO Group and NASA have been working closely for a number of years. In the...
First Lunar Landing Recreated With LEGO
This weekend, 50 years ago, the Eagle Lunar Lander touched down on the Moon and mankind first stepped foot upon its surface. Using the new LEGO® Creator Expert Lunar Lander set, the moment the module landed on the Moon has been recreated with LEGO. The fun little video shows Minifigure versions of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin taking their first steps on the Lunar surface. You can create your own Moon Landings with the LEGO Creator...
LEGO Big Builds: Apollo 11 Astronaut
This may have been lost in the press release earlier today, but as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations surrounding the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, the LEGO Group have created an impressive new LEGO® Big Build. This brick-built space suit is a replica of the space suit worn by the crew of the Apollo 11 mission. It took a team of 10 designers and LEGO Master Builders nearly 300 hours of designing and building to create this...
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