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Lego History lessons part 1: space

As we all know Lego is based on a world very like our own but then again not like our own this is the story of space from the lego world in a galaxy far far away a very very long time ago

Created by carding. Last updated on 16 Nov 2009.

1. 7468: Saturn V Moon Mission

So it all starts like this Russains lunch spunick or what ever the US is left behind so they they build the Saturn V to take them to the moon.

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7468: Saturn V Moon Mission
Discovery, 2003
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Saturn V Moon Mission

Discovery

  • Year: 2003
  • Pieces: 178, View...
  • RRP: US$20.00
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2. 10029: Lunar Lander

The a block from the US called Neil Armstrong steps off onto the moon (funny I thought I've heard that name before) so horah then NASA stops Apollo missons to moon

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10029: Lunar Lander
Discovery, 2003
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Lunar Lander

Discovery

  • Year: 2003
  • Pieces: 453, View...
  • Minifigs: 2
  • RRP: US$40.00
  • Packaging: Box
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  • Notes:
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3. 3831: Rocket Ride

Space travel now starts to getting on TV a lot

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3831: Rocket Ride
SpongeBob SquarePants, 2008
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Rocket Ride

SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Year: 2008
  • Pieces: 279, View...
  • Minifigs: 3
  • RRP: US$29.99
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4. 6456: Mission Control

(change of theme) so NASA now the big space cheese like what the moon is made of starts the shuttle project

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6456: Mission Control
Town/Space Port, 1999
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Mission Control

Town - Space Port

  • Year: 1999
  • Pieces: 494, View...
  • Minifigs: 4
  • RRP: US$80.00
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  • Notes:
    Light and Sound.
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5. 7467: International Space Station

So using the shuttle they start building the international space station so they can launch future mission to the moon, mars ect. instead of earth

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7467: International Space Station
Discovery, 2003
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International Space Station

Discovery

  • Year: 2003
  • Pieces: 162, View...
  • RRP: US$15.00
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6. 7470: Space Shuttle Discovery-STS-31

And statailites

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7470: Space Shuttle Discovery-STS-31
Discovery, 2003
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Space Shuttle Discovery-STS-31

Discovery

  • Year: 2003
  • Pieces: 828, View...
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7. 7469: Mission To Mars

They also lunch robots to mars to see what it's like there and they get attacked by something we find out later

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7469: Mission To Mars
Discovery, 2003
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Mission To Mars

Discovery

  • Year: 2003
  • Pieces: 418, View...
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8. 6970: Beta I Command Base

Now fully estblished on the moon with the moon being a new state and earth and the moon now united with one space programme (we can hope) called lego space!

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6970: Beta I Command Base
Space/Classic, 1980
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Beta I Command Base

Space - Classic

  • Year: 1980
  • Pieces: 264
  • Minifigs: 4
  • RRP: US$37.00
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9. 7315: Solar Explorer

Now thinking they know a lot about mars it's time to go in person as it were

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7315: Solar Explorer
Space/Life On Mars, 2001
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Solar Explorer

Space - Life On Mars

  • Year: 2001
  • Pieces: 242, View...
  • Minifigs: 3
  • RRP: US$35.00
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10. 7317: Aero Tube Hanger

And they found what attacked the robots

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7317: Aero Tube Hanger
Space/Life On Mars, 2001
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Aero Tube Hanger

Space - Life On Mars

  • Year: 2001
  • Pieces: 706, View...
  • Minifigs: 5
  • RRP: US$90.00
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11. 7690: MB-01 Eagle Command Base

Now needing fuel supplys they find their is plenty on mars but the locals don't like it

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7690: MB-01 Eagle Command Base
Space/Mars Mission, 2007
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MB-01 Eagle Command Base

Space - Mars Mission

  • Year: 2007
  • Pieces: 760, View...
  • Minifigs: 8
  • RRP: US$89.99
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  • Related sets: 1
  • Notes:
    Included in K7690-1.
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12. 6983: Ice Station Odyssey

After mars they go on to invade other worlds

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6983: Ice Station Odyssey
Space/Ice Planet 2002, 1993
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Ice Station Odyssey

Space - Ice Planet 2002

  • Year: 1993
  • Pieces: 343
  • Minifigs: 3
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13. 6990: Monorail Transport System

Makeing loads of bases

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6990: Monorail Transport System
Space/Futuron, 1987
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Monorail Transport System

Space - Futuron

  • Year: 1987
  • Pieces: 731
  • Minifigs: 5
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14. 6900: Cyber Saucer

But the locals don't like being under human command

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6900: Cyber Saucer
Space/UFO, 1997
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Cyber Saucer

Space - UFO

  • Year: 1997
  • Pieces: 114, View...
  • Minifigs: 1
  • RRP: US$22.00
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  • Related sets: 1
  • Notes:
    Same as 6999-1.
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15. 8399: K-9 Bot

So the space police is formed to arrest these trouble makers

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8399: K-9 Bot
Space/Space Police 3, 2009
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K-9 Bot

Space - Space Police 3

  • Year: 2009
  • Pieces: 22, View...
  • Minifigs: 1
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16. 7665: Republic Cruiser

Soon the aleins and humans work together to form a republic and find out about this force thing holding them together and the rest we know is that

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7665: Republic Cruiser
Star Wars/Episode I, 2007
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Republic Cruiser

Star Wars - Episode I

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