Not content with sending its first person into space on Wednesday, Denmark is also the first country to send Lego figurines into space.

Three astronauts blasted into orbit from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday on board a Russian Soyuz craft on its way to the International Space Station. On board is Andreas Mogensen, Denmark's first person in space.

Denmark's 'Yuri Gagarin', Andreas Mogensen. Credit:AP

As part of a recent "Ask Me Anything" session on website Reddit, Mogensen said: "[The European Space Agency] and Lego have partnered for this mission and among other things, we are running a competition for Danish school children to tell a story about my mission using Legos and making a video of their story."

The 20 Lego figurines have Iriss-adorned logos on them. The ESA mission has been dubbed Iriss after the Greek goddess Iris who linked humanity with the cosmos, according to website CollectSpace.