Building a Launch Tower for 21367 Tintin Moon Rocket
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The LEGO Ideas set 21367 Tintin Moon Rocket has inspired a fan to build a launch tower, reminiscent of the one that supported the Artemis II mission's launch to the Moon. The original LEGO Ideas project included a launch tower, but it was excluded from the final set to keep the price down.
The Artemis II mission, with its diverse crew including Christina Koch, Victor J. Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman, launched from Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch tower supported the rocket, much like the one that would have supported Tintin's Moon Rocket in the LEGO Ideas project. The author was reminded of Tintin's crew and their similar orange space suits.
The author has undertaken the project of building a launch tower for the 21367 Tintin Moon Rocket. This project aims to recreate the launch experience.
For LEGO fans who want to enhance their 21367 Tintin Moon Rocket set, consider getting a LEGO display case to showcase it alongside your custom launch tower.
Yesterday, the world witnessed the successful launch of the first crewed space mission to the Moon in fifty-three years. The debut crew of the Artemis II mission is a diverse range of astronauts which includes a woman (Christina Koch), a person of colour (Victor J. Glover), and a non-US citizen (Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen). The fourth astronaut is Reid Wiseman. When looking at these four crew getting ready in their orange space suits I can't help but be reminded of...
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