Brothers (l to r) Asten, age 6 and Kye Sciberras, age 8 play in the Lego Soyuz capsule Super-size Lego City Spacecraft lands at The Science Museum. Crafted by a team of LEGO® City Space Master Builders - in association with the UK Space Agency - the Soyuz Capsule build is now in situ at the Science Museum. Modelled on the spacecraft that will deliver British ESA astronaut Tim Peake into space later this year the replica took 650 hours to build using 160,000 LEGO® bricks. Soyuz is a series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space programme in the 1960s that remains in service today. The LEGO® build is based on the Soyuz Capsule Orbital module that provides accommodation for the crew during their mission. Two thirds the size of the real capsule the detailed design spans 7m by 2.5m and includes a sit in section for young visitors to the attraction. For further information please contact Louise Hathaway or Louise Illes at the Lego press office on 01608 812 830 or louise@nortonandco.com or louiseiles@nortonandco.com PR Handout Copyright: © Mikael Buck / Lego +44 (0) 782 820 1042 http://www.mikaelbuck.com
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