Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model

Removable panels on the Lego Icons Hubble Space Telescope provide a look at the instruments and equipment inside.

Credit: LEGO

Removable panels on the Lego Icons Hubble Space Telescope provide a look at the instruments and equipment inside. Credit: LEGO

As part of its storied history, the Hubble telescope was visited by astronauts five times, first to correct for an optical flaw and then to upgrade its capabilities. This Lego model is configured to reflect the Hubble’s current configuration, following its fifth servicing in 2009.

Included in the build are the Space Telescope Imaging

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