Help New Elementary keep publishing articles like this. READ MORE: Thomas Jenkins reviews 2020 LEGO® Star Wars™set 75293 Resistance I-TS and creates a landspeeder out of its parts Minifigure, Utensil Candle in Flat Silver (6336564 | 37762) Tile, Round Corner 2 x 2 Macaroni in Metallic Silver (6345721 | 27925) Slope, Curved 2x2 Inverted in Dark Bluish Gray (6344820 | 32803) Wedge 4x4 Taper with Stud Notches in Black (6344219 | 93348) Technic, Brick 1x1 with Axle Hole in White (6345886 | 73230) Slope 30 1 x 1 x ⅔ with Keypad Pattern in Light Bluish Gray (6343004 | 54200pr0004) Slope, Curved 4x1 Double with NASA ESA Pattern (6343005 | 93273pr9993) Tile 6圆 with Bottom Tubes with NASA Discovery Pattern (6343007 | 10202pr0014) Tile 6圆 with Bottom Tubes with USA and US Flag Pattern (6343006 | 10202pr0013) Slope, Curved 3x2 with Shuttle Ejection Seat Cover Pattern (6343008 | 24309pr0007)īrick 1x8 with United States and US Flag Pattern (6343010 | 3008pr0043)īrick 1x8 with United States and Reverse US Flag Pattern (6343010 | 3008pr0044) Plastic Hubble Space Telescope Solar Panels (6342963 | 78267) Windscreen, Curved 4圆x1 in Trans-Clear with Space Shuttle Cockpit Pattern (6347788 | 76796) Here they all are in one handy list, or skip to my review of the build process of the LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery.īrick, Round 3x3x1 Corner Dome Top in White (6334524 | 76797) I have always been absolutely fascinated by space travel and as partnerships go, LEGO x NASA is a match made in heaven (or perhaps the exosphere) so I was over the moon when this turned up on my doorstep. Whatever the future holds, it will ultimately be Voyager 1 and 2, now some 15 billion miles away, that carry our enduring legacy out into the great beyond. This is the enduring appeal of the Space Race, and of space exploration more generally, because it represents something so much bigger than any one person, country or ideal something we need now more than ever. For a brief period - maybe just a few, grainy minutes - the world was wholly united behind a common cause in a way that would have seemed imperceptible just a few years prior. John F Kennedy gave his famous speech in September 1962 in the shadow of the Cold War, and by the end of the decade men had walked on the moon. The 1960s must have been an incredible, terrifying time to be alive. There are no minifigs or microfigs included, so I invited some friends. ![]() Scroll down for more photos of the new Lego set.The 10283 Space Shuttle Discovery is on sale from 1 April 2021 with 2354 pieces. You'll find it in Lego retail stores and on. The NASA Space Shuttle Discovery set goes on sale Thursday, April 1, for $200. "This Lego model is a great way for Lego builders and space fans alike to get excited about space travel and learn more about the famous mission in a fun and engaging way.” "I was thrilled to see the space shuttle in Lego form, and was very impressed by the amount of intricate detail they have managed to recreate from the module where we used to sleep and eat through to what we called the 'milk stalls' on the telescope," said Sullivan in a press release. ![]() Kathy Sullivan, an astronaut who was aboard the Discovery when it launched the Hubble Telescope into orbit, helped Lego announce the new model set and commented on its accuracy. The Discovery orbiter is the space shuttle that delivered the Hubble Telescope to space in 1990, hence why the model comes with its own model telescope.ĭr. ![]() Sadly, the Columbia disintegrated during its fatal 28th flight in 2003, so we can only assume that Lego chose to recreate the Discovery orbiter because its history is less tainted. It's worth noting that the first space shuttle to take flight 40 years ago was not the Discovery, but rather the Columbia.
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