Lego Releases New Hubble Space Telescope Model with Interior Details

New Lego Hubble Model Released

Lego launched its new Icons Hubble Space Telescope model (set no. 11382) on August 1. The kit, priced at $140, is available through Lego stores and its online shop. This 1,252-piece set constructs a 15-inch-long (38-cm) desktop model of the orbiting observatory.

First Model with Internal Details

This new Lego Icons model is the first to feature representations of the science instruments and interior components that enable the Hubble Space Telescope's operations. The design, developed in collaboration with NASA and ESA, allows for the aperture door to open, revealing the secondary mirror assembly, and removable panels expose other internal mirrors and the central baffle.

Scale and Comparison

The new model is approximately twice the size of previous Lego Hubble models and is the first to be scaled in comparison to a Lego minifigure, which is included to provide a sense of scale. The real Hubble Space Telescope is 43.5 feet long, making the new Lego desktop model about 1:35 scale, which aligns with the generally accepted scale for Lego minifigures.

Previous Lego Hubble Iterations

Prior Lego Hubble models included two scaled with companion orbiters: the Lego Discovery Space Shuttle—STS-31 (set 7470) from 2003 and the Lego Icons NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283) released in 2021. A third desktop model was part of the Women of NASA set (no. 21312) in 2017, honoring astronomer Nancy Grace Roman.