We’ll have more details in the future here when it goes live, but builders will be only be able to score this one by redeeming 1,800 VIP points. It launches with a $199.99 price tag and will be available exclusively from LEGO .Īlongside Discovery, The LEGO Group will also be launching a limited-edition Ulysses Space Probe, which was deployed from the space shuttle in a 1990 mission. The new LEGO Space Shuttle Discovery set will be available starting next month on April 1. And to complete the build, you’ll find two plaques that showcase some information about each of the NASA icons. There is also a pair of display stands that let you showcase both the LEGO Space Shuttle Discovery and its Hubble Space Telescope cargo together. This side build is really anything but, and features folding solar arrays and its iconic hinged mirror housing. And around back, there are the three main engines that give the space shuttle its signature look as well as the wings that flank off to either side.Īlongside the actual Discovery build, you’ll also be able to assemble a LEGO version of the Hubble Space Telescope, which can fit into the Space Shuttle’s payload bay. Inside the cockpit, there’s an accurate scale model of the crew cabin, which features five seats alongside various control panels. There’s an opening payload bay with RMS deployment arm as well as plenty of details packed in through the ship. Assembling the largest recreation of the vehicle to date, the upcoming 2,354 piece model stacks up to over 21 inches long and comes packed with authentic details. Now ahead of the anniversary of STS-31 mission that kicked off back in April of 1990, The LEGO Group is ready to launch its latest NASA-inspired creation, the Space Shuttle Discovery. Last year, we took a hands-on look at the International Space Station which was assembled following the Lunar Lander and Apollo Saturn V. The LEGO Group is no stranger to delivering authentic recreations of iconic pieces of space exploration history, with various kits having entered its recent collection of NASA builds as of late.
LEGO launches new NASA Space Shuttle Discovery