You may remember our excitement when, back in March, Lego announced that they’d be making a women of Nasa set, based on an idea from Maia Weinstock as part of their Lego Ideas Review.

Maia’s idea received more than 10,000 votes, Lego committed to making it a reality, and now, finally, it’s here.

This Tuesday Lego unveiled the debut of their Women of Nasa set.

It’s a set of Lego figures dedicated to celebrating pioneering women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and features astronomer and educator Nancy Grace Roman, computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, astronaut and physicist Sally Ride (the first woman in space), and astronaut and engineer Mae Jemison (the first black woman in space).


A brief guide to the women of NASA: Margaret Hamilton , the computer scientist who developed the on-board flight software for Apollo missions to the moon

, the computer scientist who developed the on-board flight software for Apollo missions to the moon Katherine Johnson (not included in the set) , the mathematician and space scientist who calculated and verified trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo programs

, the mathematician and space scientist who calculated and verified trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo programs Sally Ride , the astronaut and physicist who became the first woman in space in 1983

, the astronaut and physicist who became the first woman in space in 1983 Nancy Grace Roman , one of the first female executives at NASA, also known as the ‘Mother of Hubble’

, one of the first female executives at NASA, also known as the ‘Mother of Hubble’ Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space in 1992

Hidden Figures fans may notice that one character, Nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson is missing – this is because Lego was unable to get approval from ‘key people’ to turn Katherine into a mini figure.



The set also comes with three little setups of the women’s area of brilliance. There’s a Hubble Space Telescope, a stack of books representing the Apollo Guidance Computer for Hamilton, and of course, a Space Shuttle Challenger with three rocket stages plus a launch pad – because if you’re playing with a Nasa set, you’re going to want to play out going to space.

Alongside allowing kids to play with mini scientists (which is pretty cool in itself), the set also offers the chance for education.

Inside each set is a booklet about the four featured women of Nasa, as well as sharing information about Maia Weinstock and the designers who worked on the project.

Lego hopes the set will not only celebrate brilliant women, but also act to inspire young girls to get into STEM fields.

If you fancy getting your hands on a set, it’ll be out 1 November for $24.99 (£20).

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