LEGO immortalizes NASA women in brick form

LEGO is honoring some of the most important women in the history of NASA (and science) — by turning them into minifigs. Thrilled to finally share: @LegoNASAWomen has passed the @LEGOIdeas Review and will soon be a real LEGO set! https://t.co/rcyjANsVD9 pic.twitter.com/b9OVx5UBaL — Maia Weinstock (@20tauri) February 28, 2017 The set comes from an idea submitted by Maia Weinstock, deputy editor of MIT News. She proposed it on LEGO’s Ideas site, and her proposal garnered 10,000 supporters by last August. LEGO officially reviewed and approved it at the end of the year, and announced the set yesterday. The five women are…

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