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LEGO Space Shuttle on Real NASA Shuttle
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A LEGO space shuttle, as pictured here, launched aboard NASA's real space shuttle Discovery.
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LEGO Space Station on Real Space Station
Credit: NASA
Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa poses with the LEGO model of the International Space Station that he built on board the real space station.
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LEGO Space Shuttle in Stratosphere
Credit: Raul Oaida
Raul Oaida launched the Lego model 3367 attached to a helium balloon from central Germany and it reached a maximum altitude of nearly 115,000 feet. [Watch the Video]
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LEGO Figurines on Jupiter Probe
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Three LEGO figurines representing the Roman god Jupiter (right), his wife Juno (middle) and Galileo Galilei (left) as shown here are flying to Jupiter on NASA's Juno spacecraft.
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Don Pettit and Angry Birds Game Aboard the ISS
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut and International Space Station flight engineer Don Pettit demonstrates microgravity using characters from "Angry Birds."
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Buzz Lightyear With Astronauts
Credit: NASA
Video screen capture of Buzz Lightyear on orbit with fellow crewmembers Greg Chamitoff and Mike Fincke.
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Lego Man in Space
Credit: Mathew Ho/YouTube
This still from a video uploaded to YouTube by Toronto 17-year-olds Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad shows their homemade balloon launch of a Lego minifigure into the stratosphere to catch views of near space.
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Buzz Lightyear Returns
Credit: NASA
Disney's space ranger Buzz Lightyear returned from space on Sept. 11, aboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission after 15 months aboard the International Space Station.
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Buzz Lightyear With Fish in Bubble
Credit: NASA
Video screen capture of Buzz Lightyear on ISS with the fish that don’t require a fish bowl.
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Buzz Lightyear in Space
Credit: NASA
Buzz Lightyear floats aboard the International Space Station during his 468 day mission.






















