Lego honoring women of NASA in upcoming set

Five female scientists, including women of hidden figures immortalized

Five women scientists will be immortalized as the newest Lego figures.

The company unveiled its “Women of NASA” set this week, featuring women who played vital roles in the U.S. space program.

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The idea came from fans who proposed concepts for new sets through the Lego Ideas Series.

The figures are Sally Ride, the first American women in space; Nancy Grace Roman, who is known as the “Mother of the Hubble Space Telescope,” and Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space.

Also included are Margaret Hamilton and Katherine Johnson, whose work helped put the first American's on the moon.

Lego is still working on the final design and price for the “Women of NASA” set, which will be released in late 2017 or early 2016.


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