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.

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 ...

Inspired by the classic Galaxy Explorer spaceship from 1979, Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, Spaceship makes this list of the best Lego space sets from the last 25 years thanks to the sheer amount ...

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.

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.

In 2014’s The LEGO Movie, Charlie Day voiced the character of Benny, a 1980’s-something spaceman with a crack along the chinstrap of his helmet.This, of course, was a nod to LEGO Classic Space ...

Space has shaped Lego’s ambitions as its transformed into one of the biggest toys on the planet—from its early days, to the formation of the iconic Space sub theme in the 1980s, and beyond ...