posted 04-25-2024 08:08 AM               

Lego reveals NASA Artemis rocket, Milky Way galaxy sets coming in May

In November 2022, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) lifted off with an uncrewed human-rated spacecraft on a 25-day mission around the moon. At the time of its ignition, the 322-foot-tall (98-meter) rocket became the most powerful vehicle to successfully take flight and advanced NASA's Artemis program goal of returning astronauts to the lunar surface in this decade.

Now, Lego has captured the complexity of the SLS in a new 3,601-piece, $259.99 (€259.99 or £219.99) set as part of its line of replica models.

posted 05-18-2024 12:00 AM               

From tails to (umbilical) arms, the hidden details in Lego's new Artemis SLS rocket

What do two dinosaur tails, four beehives, six segments of roller coaster track and 88 faucets have to do with a rocket designed to fly astronauts to the moon?

They are all among the repurposed parts, hidden details and "easter eggs" found when building the new Lego Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System model, now lifting off from store shelves. The $259.99 (€259.99 or £219.99) set, which was released Saturday (May 18), includes both the rocket and its mobile launcher (ML), built up from 3,601 pieces.

posted 07-11-2024 06:55 PM               

One of the questions was: "Why does the set only contain the launch platform with service tower in addition to the SLS rocket and not the crawler transporter?" This prompted me to take a close look at this NASA crawler transporter and implement it in the MOC HK-2024-01-NASA Crawler Transporter (By the way: the used scale is approx. 1:160).

The crawler can be built in two variants:

1. with interior (under the white platform) and

2. without interior