Lego Hitches a Ride to Jupiter
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:27 pm
This story has been reported at lots of different places. This is from Tuesday's NZ Herald (9 August, 2011) ...
Now we know why the Shuttle programme really ended ... NASA were too busy paying for and playing with expensive Lego sets.Lego hitches a ride to Jupiter
When the Juno space probe took off on Friday on its five-year journey to Jupiter, there were three Lego minifigures aboard. The aluminium figures include the likeness of Roman god Jupiter, his sister Juno and the Italian astronomer Galileo. The secret installation was initiated by Nasa scientists. Lego underwrote the project at a cost of US$5,000 (NZ$6,000) for each of the figures, which will become the farthest flying toys.
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