Lets go to Jupiter!

sram

Looks like NASA and Lego are doing something together, once again! This time the Juno probe is going to have 3 minifigures attached to it. See the link for details and pictures of the minifigures milled out of aluminium.

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/08/lego-minifigs-soon-headed-for-deep-space/

dougts

wonder if they will offer standard minifig versions of these 3. They would make a nice 3-pack together.

andhe

Err why are they doing this? The aliens are going to think all humans are 2inches tall. But also, is that a new piece Jupiter has in his hand? A kind of lightning x shape?

allyburns

This is funny to read, as I actually had a plan where I was going to try and convince LEGO to send one of the LEGO spacemen into space - probably just to the International Space Station.

I'd have been happy if they took a plastic one, but these ones are $5000 dollars each!

I bet they'd be worth some money in the future if they are ever sold (sell them for charity?) - UPDATE: they will crash land!

"Juno will purposefully de-orbit and crash into the planet’s surface"

I also have another minifig idea, related to travel, which I will announce one day!

atkinsar

I also have another minifig idea, related to travel, which I will announce one day!

Geocaching?

allyburns

@atkinsar Nope, although that would be cool.

Need to get more free time at weekends before I can plan it and announce it, it should be fun. Requires me to develop a website, which I have no time to do at the moment!

burakki62

I have been geocaching minifigs in my local area!

jwsmart

Looks like they're made of aluminum:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Discoveries/2011/0805/Lego-figures-to-Jupiter-on-Juno-spacecraft.-Why-send-toys-into-space