| Space Shuttles have a long and popular history at | | | | satellite can be deployed from the cargo bay using |
| Lego. Through the years there have been a total of | | | | the inbuilt cargo bay arm. Finally a ground service |
| eight Lego sets that have included a space shuttle | | | | vehicle carries around a technical support crewperson |
| and on the whole they are some of the brand's best | | | | to attend to final countdown tasks. |
| releases. In June 2010 they will add their ninth set to | | | | The designers of the Lego Shuttle have put a lot of |
| that list with arguably the best of the lot, set 10213, | | | | thought into this, probably the last, version of the |
| Shuttle Adventure. | | | | space shuttle and it shows. From the playability of |
| Coming in at 1204 pieces and with two astronaut | | | | the model to its numerous design features including |
| minifigures that can sit in the cockpit, the Shuttle | | | | the way the shuttle demonstrates a forward sloping |
| Adventure was created as a Lego Designer exclusive | | | | angle when sitting on its deployed landing gear, the |
| in 2010 to commemorate NASA's decommissioning of | | | | shuttle is a joy to build, play with and display. |
| the Space Shuttle this year. | | | | With such a large piece count younger fans should |
| The shuttle itself is 17.5" (44cm) tall and 10" (25.5cm) | | | | note that it is recommended for ages 16+ but as |
| wide from wing tip to wing tip and comes with | | | | with most sets of this size, experience counts for a |
| retractable landing gear and an opening cockpit and | | | | lot. If kids have had regular experience with Lego |
| cargo bay. Two detachable solid rocket boosters and | | | | then the 16+ age recommendation won't hold much |
| a large fuel tank attach to the underneath of the | | | | weight. The Space Shuttle Adventure Lego set retails |
| shuttle as it stands ready on the launch pad and a | | | | for $99US and is highly recommended. |