The Art of Engineering: Lift Off Into Space and Explore the Milky Way with Two New LEGO® Sets

25th April 2024: Today the LEGO Group unveils two new sets that allow space enthusiasts to go out of this world, by exploring the art of engineering excellence behind the human space missions to get a glimpse of what’s out there.

The LEGO® Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System set is a 3,601-piece set for adults and interpretates the Artemis Space Launch System, including a multistage rocket with 2 solid-fuel boosters and a detailed mobile launch tower with retractable umbilicals, rocket support and crew bridge.

Now in brick form, this accurate replica also includes a model of the Orion spacecraft, which is powered by the European Space Agency’s European Service Module, complete with foldout solar panels, which can be placed inside the rocket or on a separate display stand. A sticker adds the finishing touch to this impressive model - perfect for home and office décor.

The Artemis campaign is exploring the Moon for scientific discovery, technology advancement, and to learn how to live and work on another world as NASA prepares for human missions to Mars. NASA will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. Through the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.

Bring to life the vast beauty of the Milky Way with the LEGO® Art The Milky Way Galaxy. This awe-inspiring piece of art is composed of 3,091 pieces, which you build in layers to produce a 3D effect of incredible depth and texture. Packed with features, this wall art includes 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.

The set is made from 5 different panels, each with its own building instructions booklet so a group of friends or loved ones can create this astronomical build together. Builders can also scan a QR code in the building instructions booklets to discover more about the Milky Way through the set’s specially curated podcast (LEGO.com/Milky-Way-Galaxy-Podcast). The podcast features Jack Gardner Vaa (the LEGO Group host), Camille Bergin (Aerospace Engineer turned Science Communicator AKA Galactic Gal), Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Chancellor of the University of Leicester and one of the most prominent science educators of our time) and Adam Vaughan (the LEGO Group Designer).

Once built, the large Milky Way Galaxy piece of wall art can be displayed using the hanger elements.