14 DAY TRIAL // Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa has built a LEGO model of the International Space Station (ISS) on the actual orbital laboratory, hundreds of miles above Earth.
Unlike the real thing, which took 12 years, 200 astronauts, 12 countries and $100 billion to build, the LEGO replica took only two hours and a single astronaut to put together, according to Space.
The model is about 2 feet (60 centimeters) long, and is complete with solar panels, modules and even the CSA Canadarm-2 robotic arm. Assembling it in space was carried out under an educational collaboration initiative between LEGO and NASA.
The agreement, “Building and Exploring Our Future,” was signed on November 2, 2010, and spans a period of 3 years. “Kids like LEGO and when they see LEGO floating in space, I'm sure they are excited,” Furukawa said.