"Lego's NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket, part of its Technic line of advanced building sets, will land on store shelves for $59.99 on January 1, 2026, and then "blast off" from kitchen tables, office desks and living room floors. The 632-piece set climbs skyward, separating from its expendable stages along the way, until the Orion crew spacecraft and its European Service Module top out the motion on their way to the moon-or wherever your imagination carries it."
""The educational LEGO Technic set shows the moment a rocket launches, in three distinct stages," reads the product description on Lego's website. "Turn the crank to see the solid rocket boosters separate from the core stage, which then also detaches. Continue turning to watch the upper stage with its engine module, Orion spacecraft and launch abort system separate.""
""On the way up, there is sound. You can hear it - it is really noisy, the rocket," said Olaf Kegger, the set's designer at Lego, at an unveiling of his creation. He added that there is no sound when the motion is reversed, as the real SLS, "of course, does not go [back] down like this.""
Lego will release a 632-piece NASA Artemis Space Launch System Rocket Technic set on January 1, 2026 priced at $59.99. The crank-operated model demonstrates a staged launch sequence with solid rocket boosters, core stage, upper stage with engine module, Orion crew spacecraft and the European Service Module separating as the model rises. The set reproduces the major milestones of the first eight and a half minutes of an Artemis mission, excluding the abort tower jettison timing. Lego worked with NASA and the European Space Agency to ensure accuracy. The upward motion includes audible sound while the reverse motion remains silent. The model is part of Lego Technic's advanced building line and combines playability with educational detail.
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