Planetary LEGO Blocks Take Shape

Planetary LEGO Blocks Take Shape

by | Jun 1, 2018

These LEGO blocks are not the familiar plastics bricks you may have pieced together as a kid or given to your children to play with. In fact, these blocks could one day form the foundations of habitats and infrastructure supporting astronauts on places like Mars, the...
Intern Designs New Planetary ‘LEGO’ for Space Construction

Intern Designs New Planetary ‘LEGO’ for Space Construction

by | Aug 2, 2017

Photo: The new “LEGO” design improves upon its predecessor by reducing weak points and increasing versatility for various building applications. PISCES Intern Lily Leyva has innovated a new design for “Planetary LEGO Blocks,” a NASA STTR-funded project in...