The $25 kit also includes related backdrops for all of the figures. Nancy Roman, the “Mother of Hubble” comes with a model of the telescope she helped create. Margaret Hamilton, who developed flight software used on the Apollo moon missions, comes with a chalkboard full of crucial calculations. Sally Ride and Mae Jemison have a space shuttle that can separate into three stages. “Women of NASA” was conceived by Maia Weinstock, a deputy editor at MIT News who posted her plans for a Lego series honoring female scientists in Lego’s Ideas community forum in 2016. Her submission received more than 10,000 votes. “Women of NASA” goes on sale November 1. Buy Now $21
