Explore the professions of one of the crucial groundbreaking women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with the LEGO Ideas Women of NASA set. It features minifigures of 4 pioneering women of NASA— astronomer and educator Nancy Grace Roman, computer scientist and entrepreneur Margaret Hamilton, astronaut, physicist and entrepreneur Sally Ride and astronaut, physician and engineer Mae Jemison—and 3 builds illustrating their areas of experience. Role-play space exploration from making plans to moon landing, beginning with the enduring scene from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969 of Hamilton with software that she and her team programmed. Build the posable Hubble Space Telescope and launch a LEGO version of the Space Trip Challenger with 3 removable rocket stages. The set also Features a booklet concerning the 4 featured women of NASA, and the fan author and LEGO designers of this fun and educational set.
Features 3 LEGO builds illustrating the areas of experience of the 4 featured women of NASA
Includes 4 minifigures: Nancy Grace Roman, Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride and Mae Jemison
Nancy Grace Roman’s build includes a posable Hubble Space Telescope with authentic details and a projected image of a planetary nebula
Margaret Hamilton’s build includes a stack of book elements, representing the books of listings of Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) onboard flight software source code
Sally Ride and Mae Jemison’s build includes a launchpad and Space Trip Challenger with 3 removable rocket stages
Features a booklet with building instructions, plus details about the 4 featured women of NASA, the set’s fan author and the LEGO designers
Nancy Grace Roman’s build measures over 2″ (7cm) high, 3″ (9cm) wide and 2″ (6cm) deep, Margaret Hamilton’s build measures over 2″ (6cm) high, 3″ (8cm) wide and 1″ (4cm) deep
Sally Ride and Mae Jemison’s build measures over 4″ (12cm) high, 3″ (10cm) wide and 2″ (6cm) deep