Lego Space Exploration

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Welcome to the vehicles section. Below are pictures, and fictional context material to guide you. Many of the pictures can be clicked on for larger views.
[Design notes appear in yellow color and square brackets like this]

A Deep-Space Explorer

This is a deep-space exploration ship. Click here or on the picture for more information.

[Wow, finally made a nice ship! :)]

[Dec 2000, uploaded Jan 2001]

A Long-Range Explorer

This is a long-range surface exploration vessel. Click here or on the picture for more information.

[This is the second large space vehicle I've made with a consistent color set, removable sections for access, and detailed interior.. Better, but still not great]

[Dec 1999, uploaded Dec 2000]

An Interplanerary Explorer

This is an interplanetary exploration vessel. Click here or on the picture for more information.

[This is the first large space vehicle I've made with a consistent color set, removable sections for access, and detailed interior]

[Dec 1999]

A Space Shuttle

This is a fairly standard orbital shuttle. Recent advances in propulsion have made it possible to operate such a vehicle without the use of boosters or external fuel tanks. In some instances the shuttles may actually be flown to the moon, but it stretches the fuel usage further than is recommended in the safety specifications, and is thus only done when necessary or vitally important.

Standard crew compliment is only one, a pilot, though the cargo bay can be converted to comfortably carry one or two passengers. Usually it's used for utilitarian missions, such as launching or repairing satellites.

[This shuttle is an unmodified model from the Mission Control set available from LEGO]

Rocket

Typically used for launching satellites or deploying other equipment, this booster is an efficient way to get something into orbit quickly. Typically it is sent unmanned, but it can accomodate a single pilot if necessary.

[This is also an unmodified LEGO set, "Countdown Corner"]

A High Speed Shuttle

This is a high-speed shuttle used for transporting personel from one location to another. It is short ranged, but very fast. It can occasionally be used to ferry people between orbit and the surface, as long as there is fuel to be had at its destination. More often than not, it's used to transport people between bases. One of its useful features is that it has a pressurized cabin that can act as an airlock. If both the destination and point of origin have pressurized landing bays, the occupants may not even need space suits. An efficient pressurization and life support system like this is usually reserved for larger or clumsier ships, or for mobile labs or ground facilities. The ship's capacity is 3 (one pilot and two passengers).

[This ship is made almost entirely from the Naboo Fighter kit's pieces. It has only a few pieces from other kits, the most obvious being the canopy. I know the picture makes it look like it couldn't possibly hold 3 figures, but it does. In fact, at the time this picture was taken, it had a race-car driver and Anakin Skywalker sitting in the passenger seats]

Moon Buggies

These small "buggies" are some of the standard designs commonly in use. They're nearly identical models, though one of them is slightly elongated with a jointed section in the middle for additional maneuverability. They're very long ranged, and speed varies with the terrain. Another feature adding to their versitility is the tranceiver unit it carries, which can be used as a communications relay, or for remote uplinks to satellites or distant deployed equipment. It can also double as surveying equipment, as it makes for an effective radar unit.

[The buggy on the right is an unmodified model straight from LEGO. The one on the left is nearly the same, but with a hinge]

A Lander

This is a lander, as was used during some of the initial excursions to the moon's surface since the catastrophe. A bit bulky and clumsy, but it features a pressurized environment and can function as a small laboratory. Many such landers were cannibalized for parts once some permanent facilities were constructed.

[A completely original design- one of the first I made with this new batch of legos. :)]

More vehicle information will be posted here as the pictures and records become available.

[I'm relying a little heavily on the ships as they come in the kits right now for this page simply because I'm still waiting for most of the pieces I've ordered to arrive in the mail before diving into more creative projects. And when I do, I'll probably still keep the space shuttle together cuz it's really neat. The rocket and the launch center will probably get recycled into a new moon base or something]

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