The End of an Era
Mars Mission represented the beginning of the end for regular sci-fi Lego lines outside of licensed themes. The return of Space Police in 2009 re-imagined the faction as fighting back against alien threats instead of spies and robbers, while succeeding series like Alien Conquest and Galaxy Squad re-affirmed the humans vs. aliens conflict as key parts of Lego’s Space plans.
The exploratory, more realistic rendition of Lego Space would continue, but not in its own line: it would become a key subtheme in what was now Lego City, beginning in 2011 as a regular, rotating wave theme.
