Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model
Summary
Lego has released a new detailed model of the Hubble Space Telescope, featuring 1,252 pieces and a size twice as large as previous versions. This desktop model includes removable panels showing the telescope's interior instruments and comes with a Lego astronaut minifigure for scale.Key Facts
- The new Lego Hubble Space Telescope model (set no. 11382) launched on August 1 for $140.
- It is 15 inches (38 cm) long and roughly 1:35 scale compared to the real 43.5-foot telescope.
- The model includes detailed interior parts like mirrors and science instruments visible through removable panels.
- The set comes with a Lego astronaut minifigure to show the telescope's size.
- Designers worked with NASA and ESA to recreate accurate engineering features.
- The model reflects Hubble's latest configuration after its final servicing mission in 2009.
- Key instruments included are the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, Advanced Camera for Surveys, and Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer.
- Earlier Lego Hubble models were smaller or part of other sets like the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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