LEGO made me an engineer, then I worked on Artemis
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: Erik T
LEGO #1682 ("Space Shuttle Launch") is the first set I can distinctly remember building. My dad helped; I was probably five years old. Twenty-odd years later, I had the great professional honor of serving as a design engineer on the Space Shuttle solid rocket motors. This design effort also supported the five-segment motors that now power the Space Launch System that launches Artemis. My own backstory aside, this was an incredible pleasure. 10/10, would recommend to any space geek with the requisite patience and exacting eye (it's obviously not a little-kid build experience). As soon as I can figure out how to transport it safely, it's going to work to live on top of my filing cabinet.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from LEGOBy Sam, LEGO® Customer Service, May 26, 2024
What an incredible story! We love hearing when our sets have inspired people to follow their dreams and turn their passions into doing what they love every day. Thank you for your review and for sharing your memories!
Although it has some repetivnes when building I really enjoyed putting it together. My usual go to sets are UCS it was a pleasant change. Very detailed.
The set it self is just so cool it’s a nasa spacecraft and the detail are amazing but it is also just so much fun for my son to ack like he is sending it to mars for a mission
I love the complexity of the build and the attention to snall detsils. I also love the easter egg of the infamous pink brick and the stories if its origin that surround it in the Lego community.