Best LEGO® Space sets for adults

Space is as endlessly fascinating as it is endless. And whether you’re following the latest exploits of the world’s pioneering space agencies or lying on your back staring up at a ceiling of stars, space is sure to help inspire and amaze.

With this in mind, we thought we’d take a voyage through some of the space-themed sets that we’ve launched over the years. They feature some of our most challenging and rewarding builds and you can look forward to authentic details as you relive mankind’s most iconic space exploration moments.

Three, two, one, blast off!

LEGO® Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

How do you move a spaceship around the Earth? This was the challenge faced by NASA in the late 1970s, and its elegant solution was the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a specialist Boeing™ 747™ that was converted to carry the NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise.

Now, you can celebrate historic aerospace innovation with the LEGO® Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft set. With its sleek fuselage design, deployable 18-wheel landing gear and a shuttle mounting system, the set featuring the NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise captures this iconic aircraft in all its glory. With a stand featuring an information plaque, this set is ready to make your next great space display.

LEGO® Ideas The Evolution of STEM

The journey to outer space started long before we had rockets and rovers. Celebrate the evolution of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with this inspiring set based on the many innovations and a handful of the people that have led us to our current technological age.

A carbon molecule, a cityscape and an early home computer are just a few of the STEM references included, and the set also comes with minifigures of legends Marie Curie, George Washington Carver and Sir Isaac Newton. And to make sure space exploration is represented, there’s a miniature NASA Voyager Probe, including its Golden Record.

LEGO® Technic™ NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle – LRV

It seems strange that space can be nostalgic, but one look at the LEGO® Technic™ NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle – LRV set and you’ll be transported back to the early 70s. That magical time when space exploration was new and history was being made with every new mission.

This 1,913-piece set includes a displayable model version of the lunar rover module carried by Apollo 17, plus three attachable equipment sets. Add the equipment, test out the steering and suspension or use tools to drill and find LEGO Moon rock elements, including a tribute to Big Muley – the largest rock sample brought back by the Apollo program.

LEGO® Art The Milky Way Galaxy

Take your love for stargazing to new dimensions as you build this incredible 3D art piece of the Milky Way Galaxy. This 3,091-piece LEGO® set includes some of the Milky Way’s most famous points of interest such as Trappist-1, the Pleiades, the Crab Nebula and the Pillars of Creation. And placing the ‘you are here’ brick among all these cosmic giants really puts things into perspective.

Immerse yourself completely in the vast beauty of the galaxy we call home and listen to our specially curated podcast while you build. Along with your host, Jack Gardner Vaa, the podcast lets you travel to outer space and includes some interesting facts about the Milky Way Galaxy from some amazing guests. Listen to Camille Bergin, an Aerospace Engineer who’s worked hands-on with the NASA Artemis Program, and Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock who’s a prominent science educator both as a teacher at the University of Leicester and through her own company. Last but not least, hear from the designer of the set, Adam Vaughan, about how it came to be.

Once built, hang this stunning piece of home décor and get lost in the infinity of space every time you look at it.

LEGO® Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System

Launch your LEGO space exploration dreams and set a course for the Moon with this stunning replica of the NASA Artemis Space Launch System. This mindful building project is loaded with details such as an Orion spacecraft, crew bridge, detachable solid-fuel boosters, mobile launch tower and foldout solar panels. While the real thing is the largest and most powerful rocket made, this 3,601-piece LEGO set will fit into any home or office and is the perfect addition to a space-fan’s collection. Your voyage to the Moon and back becomes a relaxing journey for you to enjoy again and again.

Produced under license from The Boeing Company. BOEING, 747, the distinctive Boeing logos, product markings and trade dress are trademarks of The Boeing Company.

NASA Insignia and identifiers provided and used with permission of NASA.

This product is developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the purpose of fostering children’s interest in space science. ESA is not involved in the manufacturing and commercialisation of this product.