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Embark on Cosmic Adventures With New NASA-Inspired LEGO Sets

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Jun 25 2024
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Reach for the stars with these NASA LEGO sets inspired by real-life rovers, landers, and spacecraft.

NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle

Embark on a journey to the Moon! This detailed brick-built model is based on the real-life rover. It has working steering and suspension and comes with a full array of equipment. Build the battery pack with heating and cooling elements, a TV camera with antennae, and a communications unit. Obtain LEGO Moon rock elements with the included a shovel and drill.

The set also features the Traverse Gravimeter Experiment carried by Apollo 17 and a tribute to Big Muley, the largest rock sample brought to Earth by the Apollo program.

  • 1,913 pieces
  • 5.5 in. (14 cm) high, 15 in. (38 cm) long and 10 in. (25 cm) wide

Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit

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With this Technic set, you can build an interactive model of the Earth’s orbit. Features include a crankshaft that creates the planet’s rotations. Months and moon phases show the progress of the Earth, Sun, and Moon throughout the year. 

  • 526 pieces
  • 9 in. (24 cm) high, 12.5 in. (33 cm) long and 7 in. (18 cm) wide

NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander

The collectible NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander model is rich with details true to the Eagle lunar lander, including separate ascent and descent stages. It includes two astronaut minifigs, gold-colored landing posts and panels, a camera, opening laser hatches, and a ladder. A celebration of human accomplishment, the building set includes an Apollo 11 Lunar Lander nameplate for the perfect display.

  • 3,772 pieces
  • 32″ (82 cm) high, 10.5″ (27 cm) wide, 10.5″ (27 cm) deep

NASA Space Shuttle Discovery

Build one of NASA’s most iconic spacecraft with this set designed for display. It features plenty of moving parts, including elevons, landing gear, and a robotic arm. The cockpit opens to reveal flight and mid-decks with seats for 5 crew members. You can also open the payload bay to deploy the included Hubble Telescope, which has movable solar panels and an aperture door.

  • 2,354 pieces
  • Brick-built Hubble Space Telescope
  • 8.5 in. (21 cm) high, 21 in. (54 cm) long and 13.5 in. (34 cm) wide

NASA Artemis Space Launcher

This massive set includes the Artemis Space Launch System and a multistage rocket with 2 solid-fuel boosters, an Orion capsule, and a detailed mobile launch tower. It features real-life details like a launch system, retractable launch tower umbilicals, detachable solid-fuel boosters, and separating rocket stages. Top it off with the included name plaque for a truly impressive display of brick engineering.

  • 3,601 pieces
  • 27.5 in. (70 cm) high, and 10.5 in. (27 cm) wide and 12 in. (30 cm) deep

The Milky Way Galaxy

This take on the galaxy we call home incorporates pieces from across LEGO’s range to create a 3D art piece. It features some of the Milky Way’s most famous stars, clusters, and other spectacles, including Trappist-1, The Pleiades, The Crab Nebula, and The Pillars of Creation. It comes with access to a soundtrack about the Milky Way you can listen to while you build. Once completed, you can hang it on your wall using the included brackets.

Note: As someone who has The Great Wave set hanging on her wall, I highly suggest using Le Glue to secure the top layer before you hang this to make sure small pieces stay put.

  • 3,091 pieces
  • 15.5 in. (40 cm) high, 25.5 in. (65 cm) wide and 2 in. (5 cm) deep

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Author: Mars Garrett
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