Lego is honoring the women of Hidden Figures while releasing its latest product designed to foster interest in STEM careers.
The Lego Ideas 21312 Women of NASA set, which the toy company announced on Wednesday, was created by Lego Ideas member Maia Weinstock in honor of pioneering women of NASA, including Nancy Grace Roman, Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride and Mae Jemison.
Along with a figurine of each individual, the 231-piece set comes equipped with the items the women were most known for. Ride—the first woman to ever fly in space—and Jemison—the first black woman to travel to outer space—both come with a buildable spaceship. Hamilton, the computer scientist responsible for developing software for space missions, comes with her own science lab and books reminiscent of the Apollo Guidance Computer. Roman, an astronomer who’s considered the Mother of Hubble for her work in building the Hubble Space Telescope,…
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