Classic Space Begins Image: Lego. The first minifigure as we now know it emerged in 1978—and along with it, the formation of some of Lego’s most enduring sub-themes, including Town (now City ...

Lego celebrates its 90th anniversary with a new version of a popular Lego Classic Space set – behold the Lego Icons Galaxy Explorer.

"The cone element at the top of the boosters was already used in 1979 Lego Classic Space rockets (but had a solid stud with Lego logo)," noted Schlömer. Get the Space.com Newsletter.

In 1979, Lego introduced its iconic spaceship, the LL928 Galaxy Explorer. Now, the ship that launched a thousand Lego spaceships (and parts of The Lego Movie) is coming back on a whole new scale ...

The series included space ships, vehicles, lunar bases, even a monorail. 30 years later, LEGO fans have set up a site to celebrate the retro-cool of those sets, called Neo Classic Space.

Mechs have become quite a thing with modern Lego but they weren’t really part of the classic Space theme – and yet the fan-made one for Lego Ideas, a few years ago, was really good.

This Classic Space Base was created by CasualCookie097 and uploaded on LEGO Ideas on May 3, 2023. It is inspired by the old sets but with a fresh twist, resembling the newer LEGO City builds.

Outer space is one of LEGO's classic themes. And it's easy to see why. Few subjects do more to excite a person's wonder and imagination. Space exploration has many upsides. There's the abstract ...