{"id":17825,"date":"2020-01-22T00:08:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/lego-celebrates-20-years-of-the-international-space-station-with-an-out-of-this-world-new-model\/"},"modified":"2020-01-22T00:08:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:08:27","slug":"lego-celebrates-20-years-of-the-international-space-station-with-an-out-of-this-world-new-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/lego-celebrates-20-years-of-the-international-space-station-with-an-out-of-this-world-new-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego celebrates 20 years of the International Space Station with an out-of-this-world new model"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_543435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543435\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-543435\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-21-at-9.56.26-AM-630x523.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-21-at-9.56.26-AM-630x523.png 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-21-at-9.56.26-AM-768x638.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-21-at-9.56.26-AM.png 1021w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-543435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lego International Space Station. (Lego Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 864-piece Lego set, due to be released on Feb. 1 at a price of $69.99, features specially created solar panel decorations and other features, and allows builders to dock with a shuttle, schedule a space walk, deploy a satellite and more. \u201cThe real ISS is complex and changing, so we asked NASA experts to check and approve this final design,\u201d Lego said in a video on Twitter on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>Lego wasn\u2019t content with just building the model on the ground \u2014 the company sent one to the outer stratosphere to get it as close as possible to the real ISS. The video shows the Lego ISS being launched while attached to a balloon and then reaching its extraordinary height.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=kslosh&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1219636329035837441&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2020%2Flego-celebrates-20-years-international-space-station-world-new-model%2F&amp;sessionId=a76f0d4670dff61ee427053999d238e3cfffa5ab&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1219636329035837441\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782799694570904267=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An out-of-this-world building experience is coming! \ud83c\udf19\u2b50\ufe0f The LEGO International Space Station is available February 1st! https:\/\/t.co\/DZwnyE12EN pic.twitter.com\/rcNGTeqC2H<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LEGO (@LEGO_Group) January 21, 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Lego ISS was born out of Lego Ideas, which encourages enthusiasts to create their own models and submit them through the company\u2019s website to see if they can get enough votes to have the creation turned into a buildable Lego model for all. 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