posted 12-15-2011 12:37 PM               

Editor's note: LEGO Ideas (previously CUUSOO) is a website where people can share and vote for fan-created sets. If 10,000 people or more support a particular model, LEGO may choose to produce it as a commercial product.

The second model to receive enough votes and be chosen by LEGO to be sold recreates JAXA's Hayabusa asteroid sample return probe.

Many LEGO fans have been inspired by space history. This thread is dedicated to those models seeking votes on CUUSOO.

posted 12-15-2011 01:50 PM               

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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
The second model to receive enough votes and be chosen by LEGO to be sold recreates JAXA's Hayabusa asteroid sample return probe.

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posted 12-15-2011 02:01 PM               

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Originally posted by cspg:
What was the first one?

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posted 01-01-2014 12:30 AM               

LEGO launches Mars Curiosity; Plus! Five toy brick spacecraft awaiting liftoff

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has landed in LEGO's toy catalog and is now available for order.

The fifth in a line of fan-created, LEGO-produced building kits, the six-wheeled science laboratory could be followed by the now Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft, Hubble Space Telescope, or other space-themed kits, if the public votes for them online...

Now a new fleet of LEGO spacecraft models are rising up the CUUSOO ranks, vying for votes alongside pop culture and sports-inspired ideas. Here are five such favorites that could launch to the top this new year.

posted 01-01-2014 10:03 AM               

I thought the Hubble Space Telescope was also really well done. For as iconic as the Hubble is, it surprisingly has inspired very few toys or products.

I have the Apollo Lunar Lander that was a limited release as part of the Discovery series. I think it does a better job than the CUUSOO Apollo 11 Lunar Mission set, but LEGO could improve it if chosen.

posted 01-01-2014 02:23 PM               

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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
I thought the Hubble Space Telescope was also really well done. For as iconic as the Hubble is, it surprisingly has inspired very few toys or products.

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I have the Apollo Lunar Lander that was a limited release as part of the Discovery series.

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posted 01-03-2014 10:49 AM               

For most of my designs I've tried to balance accuracy, level of detail and "playability" — after all these are Lego sets! I have tried to also stick to Lego minifig scale for most manned vehicle which tends to make them more fun but also a challenge for accuracy.

Here's a list of some of my space related projects. I hope you check them out! You can download instructions for some of them from the Lego Design By Me Gallery and search on username 'johnmknight'.

• Apollo Mission - Scale Model - Lunar Orbit
  
• Hubble Repair Mission (not public yet)
  
• SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft
  
• The Observatory
  
• Scale Space Shuttle Atlantis
  
• Military Mini Shuttle
  
• Tourist Space Shuttle

posted 01-03-2014 01:47 PM               

I certainly like the idea of observatories in LEGO (the VLT would be cool but when comes to playability, I wonder...)

SpaceX spacecraft, sure why not. But since there's no ISS "to play with"... I don't know. ATV and HTV vehicles would be nice.

posted 05-21-2014 11:01 AM               

We want to let you know about an exciting update to LEGO CUUSOO – over the past few weeks, we’ve come out of beta and transformed into LEGO Ideas! It’s a new name, new look, and has new features, but will provide the same great resource for suggesting new LEGO products and the community LEGO CUUSOO once offered.

If a project doesn't reach 10,000 supporters within the year, it will expire and no longer accept supporters. After that, you’re welcome to re-submit and try again with the same project, but it must reach 10,000 unique supporters within one year's time to be considered in the LEGO Review.

posted 05-21-2014 01:35 PM               

I don't recall having had one (and I'm not sure that all models under CUUSOO have been transferred or re-listed under Ideas), so I've logged in with my LEGO account and it worked. But my earlier votes for projects may have been lost so I had to re-vote.

Only one project indicated that I was already a supporter, so you might want to check that.

I voted for the following projects:

• International Space Station
  
• Soyuz Rocket: The Legendary Launch Vehicle
  
• Architecture : Space Shuttle crawler transporter
  
• Space Shuttle Launch Complex
  
• The Hubble Space Telescope
  
• Apollo Mission - Scale Model - Lunar Orbit
  
• SkyLab
  
• Cassini-Huygens
  
• MIR Space Station
  
• Voyager
  
• Apollo-Soyuz Mission
  
• Gemini Titan 2 Rocket
  
• Viking Lander
  
• Vostok 1 - The World's First Spaceship
  
• Space 1999 Eagle Transporter
  
• Lunokhod 1 - The First Soviet Lunar Rover

posted 05-30-2014 02:43 AM            

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launchpad new from LEGO Ideas...

• Based on the "Gagarin Start" launchpad in Kazakhstan
  
• Launchpad equipped with all four holding- and three support-arms
  
• Soyuz-train consist of three wagons and one diesel locomotive
  
• Flat wagons carry and lift the rocket
  
• Cooling wagon equipped with tanks and pipes
  
• Locomotive equipped with diesel engine
  
• Train runs on all tracks even with rocket on top
  
• Comes with seven minifigs (at least!)
  
• Approx. 1500 pieces

posted 07-25-2014 07:57 AM               

Hubble Space Telescope could be LEGO model with fans' votes

The Hubble Space Telescope is an iconic spacecraft responsible for almost a quarter of a century of astronomical discoveries and stunning stellar images.

As such, it is due time for it to be immortalized as a Lego model.

At least that is the idea of Gabriel Russo, a Lego fan and admirer of the orbiting observatory, who designed a Lego brick version of the space telescope and uploaded it to the Danish toy company's social website, "LEGO Ideas." And judging by the number of supporters Russo's Hubble has recruited to date — just over 6,300 at press time — he is far from the only person who thinks it is a good idea.

"A Lego model of this amazing piece of space engineering would come as a perfect homage to its 25th anniversary in 2015," Russo wrote as a part of his model's description on the website.

Fans can vote for Russo's Hubble at ideas.lego.com.

posted 08-31-2014 04:03 PM               

At least that is the idea of Gabriel Russo, a Lego fan and admirer of the orbiting observatory, who designed a Lego brick version of the space telescope and uploaded it to the Danish toy company's social website, "LEGO Ideas." And judging by the number of supporters Russo's Hubble has recruited to date — just over 6,300 at press time — he is far from the only person who thinks it is a good idea.

posted 08-31-2014 04:39 PM               

LEGO may make Hubble Space Telescope toy now it has 10,000 votes

A fan's idea for a LEGO toy to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 25th anniversary just came into greater focus.

On Sunday (Aug. 31), Gabriel Russo's design for a model of the famous orbiting observatory topped 10,000 votes on LEGO Ideas, a website where fans can share and vote for new LEGO kits. Projects that get 10,000 votes of support are considered by LEGO for production and sale.

The 10,000th vote for Russo's Hubble model came in just before the cutoff for LEGO's fall review period, giving the Danish toy company perhaps enough time for a set to be ready for the satellite's anniversary next year.

posted 02-04-2015 09:01 AM               

LEGO passes on fan-voted Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope's 25th anniversary celebration won't include a LEGO model of the orbiting observatory, despite the support of 10,000 fans.

LEGO on Wednesday (Feb. 4) revealed the outcome of its most recent review of fan-suggested model kits submitted through its LEGO Ideas website. The Danish toy company passed on making the Hubble telescope, selecting a Pixar animator's WALL-E robot and a "Doctor Who" set instead.

posted 02-04-2015 04:54 PM               

I built the 1964 LEM pictured below to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Designing and assembling it out of LEGOs presented a number of challenges but failure was never an option. I hope others appreciate the design of this iconic Apollo spacecraft as much as I enjoyed building it.

The model is approximately 9 in. tall. The descent stage is 7 in. wide, 12 in. with the landing gear. I included a picture of the original for comparison.

posted 04-29-2016 09:28 AM               

Mastramico thought kids should be able to buy a SLS to put together, so he submitted his idea to make his design an official LEGO set.

"If enough people vote for it and support it, it actually can become a set sold at the stores, like Toys R Us, the Space and Rocket Center, anywhere like that," Mastramico said.

Mastramico hopes that his design could be something that ends up inspiring young aspiring engineers like he once was, or at least, could supplement the inspiration that comes from working on the most powerful rocket since the Saturn V from the Apollo era.

posted 01-17-2017 07:27 AM               

On December 15th, 2016, the Galileo European Satellite Navigation System officially started providing its signals and services to the general public.

In order to celebrate this important milestone for Europe, a 1:20 scale model of the Galileo FOC (Fully Operational Capability) Spacecraft has been created.

posted 01-25-2017 05:49 AM               

This project is inspired by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. It is a collection dedicated to the history of space exploration. It includes five highlights:

1. Sputnik 1. First artificial satellite (1957)
   
2. Lunar Module. First manned moon landing (1969)
   
3. Lunar Rover. First car driven on the moon (1971)
   
4. Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. First US-Russia joint space mission (1975).
   
5. Voyager Spacecraft. First human-made object to enter interstellar space (launched in 1977, passed the heliopause in 2012).

posted 08-08-2017 09:45 AM               

Fan-designed LEGO space shuttle stacks up to Saturn V rocket set

Could NASA's space shuttle be the next real-life launch vehicle to enter the LEGO universe?

A fan-designed model of the reusable winged spacecraft has soared to more than 6,500 votes on the LEGO Ideas crowdsourcing website since lifting off less than a month ago. The space shuttle needs 10,000 votes to be considered for production by the Denmark-based toy company.