Credit – Legoįor now, though, the Rocket Launch Center is simply part of Lego’s more extensive City range of toys. Image from Lego’s marketing campaign for the set. But a version of James Webb, which suffered from its own set of cost overruns to eventually be successfully launched, is currently undergoing review on the Lego ideas page, so there may be some potential deal in the future for a fully licensed version. It might have something to do with the continual delays and budget overruns that the SLS, and the Artemis program by proxy, are suffering through. We can only speculate why the set so obviously modeled on one of the agency’s main focal projects didn’t get the official NASA seal of approval. They have done so in the past, though, including with a Space Shuttle Discovery set, as well as being part of the drive to name the rovers that eventually became Opportunity and Spirit. Lego itself quickly points out that the playset contains “NASA-inspired features” rather than any direct licensee with the agency. The center is pretty noticeably modeled on the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Artemis moon exploration program. Now another entry has joined that long, distinguished line of interlocking brick system designs – the Rocket Launch Center, #60351. Lego is one of the best gateways to that interest, and the company has been busy churning out space-themed toys for most of its existence. One way to inspire kids to get interested in STEM is to introduce them to it at an early age.
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