Lego’s new Space Shuttle set piggybacks aboard a Boeing 747.

Posted May 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM UTC

It’s slightly smaller than the 2,354-piece Discovery set that debuted in 2021, but Lego’s new Space Shuttle Enterprise is part of a larger 2,417-piece set that includes a buildable replica of the Boeing 747 that NASA used for testing and moving its shuttles around the country.

The $229.99 Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will be available for purchase starting on May 15th for Lego Insiders, and May 18th for everyone else.

<em>The Space Shuttle Enterprise debuted in 1976 and was used by NASA to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from atop a specially modified Boeing 747. It lacked engines and a heat shield, so like Lego’s replica, it’s not capable of spaceflight.</em>

<em>The set is 25 inches while the buildable Boeing 747 has a 21-inch wingspan.</em>

<em>Turning a dial on the underside of the 747 raises and lowers the model’s 18-wheel front and rear landing gear.</em>

<em>The Space Shuttle Enterprise can be detached from the 747 and also features retractable landing gear.</em>

<em>An included buildable display base includes details about Enterprise and the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA.</em>

<em>A look at the Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft’s packaging.</em>

<em>A look at the back of the Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft’s packaging revealing more details about both models</em>

1/7

The Space Shuttle Enterprise debuted in 1976 and was used by NASA to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from atop a specially modified Boeing 747. It lacked engines and a heat shield, so like Lego’s replica, it’s not capable of spaceflight.

Image: Lego

Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.

Andrew Liszewski

Most Popular

More in News

This is the title for the native ad

Top Stories