Tag: Toys
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Lego celebrates 20 years of the International Space Station with an out-of-this-world new model
The Lego International Space Station. (Lego Photo) Lego is aiming high again with a new model for space geeks, this time celebrating the more than 20 years that the International Space Station has been a home to the science and exploration necessary to advancing human space travel and improving life on Earth. The 864-piece Lego…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket and Blue Moon lander proposed … as Lego toys
The Lego version of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander would include the ascent element for a crewed mission. (Lego Ideas Image / Valerie Roche / Matthew Nolan) Which will go into commercial service first: Blue Origin’s orbital-class New Glenn rocket and Blue Moon lunar lander, or the Lego toy versions? The answer will depend…
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‘Hidden Figures’ no more: New Barbie dolls honor NASA’s Katherine Johnson and 16 other women
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson is immortalized as a Barbie doll. (Mattel Photo) “Hidden Figures” mathematician Katherine Johnson may have missed out on the Lego toy treatment, but she and 16 other women are getting the Barbie doll treatment just in time for International Women’s Day. Today Mattel announced that it’s rolling out 17 new Barbie…
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Doll of the year: 2018’s top American Girl is an aspiring astronaut named Luciana Vega
A doll named Luciana Vega is unveiled as the American Girl of the Year for 2018 on ABC’s “Good Morning America” as Space Camp girls look on. (ABC / GMA) American Girl put a Space Age spin on the centuries-old tradition of dress-up dolls today by unveiling a spacesuit-clad character named Luciana Vega as its…
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Lego shows off its ‘Women of NASA’ toy set, without ‘Hidden Figures’ star
Lego’s “Women of NASA” set of minifigures includes Margaret Hamilton, Nancy Grace Roman, Sally Ride and Mae Jemison — but not Katherine Johnson, who was featured in “Hidden Figures.” (Lego Photo) Seven and a half months after its selection, Lego unveiled a set of minifigures celebrating NASA women researchers and explorers, due to go on…
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Watch astronauts flip when they get to play with a fidget spinner on the space station
We’re not entirely sure if fidget spinners are still a thing on Earth. But judging by a new video from NASA, they’re still cool on the International Space Station. The video uploaded on Friday by the Johnson Space Center YouTube account was trending Saturday on the social platform. “How long does it spin? I’m not…
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From ‘Hidden Figures’ to minifigures: Lego toys immortalize the women of NASA
Maia Weinstock’s proposed “Women of NASA” set of Lego minifigures includes, from left, Margaret Hamilton, Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, Nancy Grace Roman and Mae Jemison. These figures are fan-generated renditions. The official design is yet to be determined. (Maia Weinstock Photo via Twitter) It’s all systems go for a new set of Lego minifigures celebrating…