LEGO® NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Available January 1st

21104 LEGO® NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover

The latest LEGO Cuusoo product to make it to market is 21104 LEGO® NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover.

The set looks great, and perfectly captures the rover in question. As is typical of Cuusoo sets the actual model appears to be fairly small, but should look great on any desk.

As big fans of NASA’s Mars missions, Bricking Around can’t wait to get hold of one of these.

The set will be available January 1st from the online LEGO Store for $29.99 US. At this stage there is no Australian pricing available, but we have made enquiries and will update if we learn anything new.

21104 LEGO® NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover

21104 LEGO® NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover

Press Release

Hailed by NASA as a “miracle of engineering” when it landed on Mars in August, 2012, we’re thrilled to present a LEGO set based on this historic spacecraft. The fifth LEGO CUUSOO set, 21104 NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover, will be available in the LEGO Shop online for $29.99 from January 1st, 2014.

Stephen Pakbaz (“Perijove“), a Mechanical Engineer who worked on the actual Curiosity rover at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, designed and submitted the rover project to LEGO CUUSOO in late 2011, to further the educational outreach of the Mars Curiosity rover’s mission, and to encourage greater public support for space exploration. His project reached 10,000 supporters within two weeks of the landing in August 2012, and was selected for production by the LEGO Review Board this June.

The Model

This LEGO version of the highly advanced mobile laboratory features lots of great details, such as 6-wheel rocker-bogie suspension, articulated robotic arm and multiple camera sets, plus a display plate complete with LEGO brick Martian rocks – perfect for testing out the rover’s go-anywhere suspension! Similar to other LEGO CUUSOO sets, the building instruction booklet also includes background information about the fan builder, the history of Mars exploration, and the real Curiosity Rover.

Via http://blog.lego.cuusoo.com/2013/12/18/lego-nasa-mars-curiosity-rover/

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