Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model
The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.
The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.
The short version
- For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has looked out into the Universe.
- Now, Lego is inviting builders to look inward with its latest model of the orbiting observatory.
- The new Lego Icons Hubble Space Telescope (set no.
What happened
- was released on August 1 for $140 at the toy company’s stores and its online shop. The 1,252-piece kit builds a 15-inch-long (38-cm) desktop model that is about twice as large as the previously released Lego Hubble models.
Why it matters
The Icons Hubble is the first to be sized in comparison to a Lego minifigure, such that the included astronaut provides a sense of scale for the telescope.
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