True North Bricks’ Space Week concludes today with a look at the largest set in the 2022 City NASA inspired lineup. Those of you who’ve been following along all week know that Space Week celebrates the launch of the Artemis I mission. Four LEGO® Minifigures boarded the shuttle and are now on their way to the Moon! The rocket that
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NASA will finally launched the long overdue Artemis I mission on September 3, 2022. This unmanned flight tests the Orion space capsule that will eventually return mankind to the Moon. Incidentally, no human being has set foot on Earth’s natural satellite since 1972. On this first outing, Orion will orbit the moon and come home on a mission lasting up
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It is space week here at True North Bricks. We are celebrating the launch of the NASA Artemis I mission and its crew of four Minifigures. Consequently, we’ve shared space themed LEGO® content everyday this week. Today, we have something extra special. We have an exclusive interview with Milan Madge, the LEGO® designer behind epic sets like Pirates of Barracuda
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LEGO® Minifigures are soon heading off to the moon on board the Artemis I mission. Consequently, we are celebrating with Space Week! We’re publishing a new space-themed article each day this week. Today, we take a look at the Lunar Research Base (60350). In case you didn’t know, the Artemis missions aim to establish a base on the surface of
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Lunar Space Station (60349) is one of the LEGO® sets released in early 2022 to coincide with the launch of Artemis I. In case you’ve been living in a hole, the Artemis missions mark humanity’s first manned missions to the moon since 1972. Of course, Artemis I has no human crew. It is more of a systems check before Artemis
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On August 29, 2022, NASA planned the historic launch of Artemis I. This represents the first mission leading to mankind’s return to the moon and eventual journey to Mars. Sadly, the launch was a no-go. While no human astronauts will board Artemis I, the ship’s cargo includes four LEGO® Minifigures. Astronauts Kate and Kyle from the LEGO® Education Build to
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