Down to Earth
At the same time, Lego’s focus for Space sets moved back away from original stories, and instead to a focus on real-world science initiatives. The community-support series Lego Ideas (formerly Lego Cuusoo) introduced sets in the mid 2010s inspired by real life programs like JAXA’s Hayabusa craft, or NASA’s Curiosity rover—and even an early Classic Space-inspired Exosuit to boot.
Meanwhile, other Lego themes continued to explore real-world space exploration too. Beyond Lego City’s regular rotation of Space-themed sets, the Creator line has released its own space shuttle and rover sets in recent years—while its own Creator Expert sub-line has given adult builders advanced projects like the Lunar Lander or the Space Shuttle Discovery.
