LEGO travels to jupiter onboard space probe
three LEGO figurines– italian astronomer galileo galilei and the two roman gods jupiter and juno– are headed for a five-year mission to jupiter
three LEGO figurines are traveling to jupiter, affixed to the space probe ‘juno’. the models represent the italian astronomer galileo galilei, the roman god jupiter, and the roman goddess juno
created by LEGO on a special commission from NASA, the three figures are composed of aluminum, created at a cost of about 5,000 USD each. special manufacturing was required to ensure that the figurines do not interfere with the spacecraft’s sensitive measurements and instruments.
‘juno’ is expected to arrive on jupiter in july of 2016, where the solar-powered probe will collect information about the planet, its moons, and atmosphere over the course of one year. it is scheduled to launch aboard the unmanned ‘atlas V’ rocket at 11:40 AM EDT on august 5th.
galileo carries a telescope and a model of the planet jupiter
jupiter carries a lightning bolt
juno carries a magnifying glass
the figurines onboard the ‘juno’ space probe
rendering of the ‘atlas V’ rocket, which carries the ‘juno’ space probe with the figurines onboard
via wired
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Yup, sure sign of a bankrupt culture.
If I was an alien coming across this in the debris of deep space, I would first of all have to assume that these were very important relics from the people that made them… If I was smart I might then assume that they are not anatomically correct, but perhaps a friendly representation of their leaders.
A lady-boy and two old geezers………
Most def. a war-like people looking for trouble, but with primitive weapons and a frying pan.
And Baldy’s stud-feature on his bonce? Beats me, maybe that’s for copulating with whoever they are looking for in outer space; he seems up for it, and he’ll let you play with his ball.
Who are the idiots who commission these things?
This is very cool! Perhaps if extraterrestrial life comes across this probe they will see the greatest creation of all time, LEGOs!!
very funny, cute 🙂
For a country that recently had to borrow even more money so it wouldn’t implode… It is spending its time, money and energy making limited edition lego men to send into space?
dumb
That makes think that maybe many of the antiquity figures that are discoverd around the world and are taken as religious or another serious themes, were possibly only toys… : )
Proof that not only are politicians completely out of touch with the real World: NASA space scientists are too. Sure, they look cute, but what are they supposed to represent or add to the mission? I like to comments from mackenzie collins and “A” … makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
They should take playmobil into the endless space. And as far as bankrupt culture goes, a culture that doesn’t allow these playful gestures sounds more like a bankrupt culture to me. One that takes itself too serious. Bankruptcy is not caused by taking an interest in heaven, but by too much worldlyness. The question is if the exploration of heaven is a conquest to be undertaken with moneyconsuming rockets based on the human senses, rather then being a yourney in the human spirit based on metaphysical notions and feelings. Jesus didn’t need rockets, and he went to the sun and beyond.
the new barbie space commander was on the list first.
Just goes to show you that NASA’s time has come and gone. Or perhaps this is their new ‘manned’ space program?
five thousand dollars each? special manufacturing processes to avoid interference? give us a break. Most of the spacecraft is made of aluminum.
This is just a plain waste.
,000 for the three little guys?
And NASA is short on money? Hmmm…
As for the bit about special manufacture so they wouldn’t interfere with the probe, er, how about making them out of plastic, just like a normal terrestrial Lego minifigure?
I do like ’em though and believe that a society devoid of humour and whimsy is a dead one. But still, k?!
15k for the three little guys?
And NASA is short on money? Hmmm…
As for the bit about special manufacture so they wouldn’t interfere with the probe, er, how about making them out of plastic, just like a normal terrestrial Lego minifigure?
I do like ’em though and believe that a society devoid of humour and whimsy is a dead one. But still, 15k?!
These will pay for themselves many times over if auctioned upon return. pretty cool.
This is one the most moronic comments sections I have ever read.
The purpose of casting and sending the figures into space is about marketing, bringing attention to the program and it’s mission. People like Lego so NASA attaches a few to a probe. It gets more attention from the press and more attention kids who develop an interest in the space program.
Also, I don’t believe any of you are engineers with any understanding of the instruments on board. This a multi-million dollar probe that is 900 million miles from Earth if something goes wrong there is no way to fix it. So every conceivable thing has to be considered.
So in terms of an engineering exercise and as a public relations
exercise this has so far been successful and a bargain as well.
they won’t be returning, those probes just crash into the planet afterwards.