The mission of the Brick Space Agency is to showcase all the amazing LEGO space modelsĀ and their creators. Discover, build, and share your own fleet of rockets, launch vehicles, spacecraft, and space stations!
Astrovan Apollo Era
Transport for Apollo astronauts to launchpad. Modified Cortez motorhome.
Apollo Recovery Mission / Helicopter 66
During the Apollo 8, Apollo 10, and Apollo 11 missions, Helicopter Sikorsky Sea King SH-3D with number 66 was the primary recovery vehicle which hoisted returning astronauts from the spacecraft command modules.
Atlas 10-D “Big Joe 1”
First launch of the Mercury program. Launched a boilerplate Mercury capsule to test the ablative heat shield, afterbody heating, and reentry dynamics.
Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle)
American launch vehicle derived from the Titan II missile. Launched twelve Gemini program missions featuring the first flights with two astronauts.
NASA M113 Armored Rescue Vehicle
NASA modified Army M113s used as armored rescue vehicles.
Falcon Heavy
SpaceX partially reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Falcon 9. Consists of a strengthened Falcon 9 first stage center core and two Falcon 9 first stage strap-on boosters. As of 2021, Falcon Heavy had the highest payload capacity of operating rockets and the third highest of...
Titan Mover Trains
The Titan project also had a twin track linking the assembly buildings and launch pads; specially adapted EMD SW-8 switchers were used to move the rocket.
Apollo 13 Mission
Seventh crewed Apollo mission aborted after the Oxygen tank of the Service Module exploded.
Skylab
First American manned space station launched 14 May, 1973. Originated as the Orbital Workshop then vastly upgraded to take advantage of remaining Saturn V rockets.
Titan IIIC
USAF expendable launch vehicle used from 1965 until 1982. First Titan family rocket to use large solid rocket motors. Intended for launch of the Dyna-Soar (cancelled) but primarily launched DoD payloads.
Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle
America's first crewed suborbital launch vehicle. Member of the Redstone rocket family derived from the U.S. Army's Redstone missile and the Jupiter-C LV. Used for six suborbital Mercury flights carrying astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom.
Atlas LV3 Agena-D
Standardized Atlas plus Agena D used for a variety of NASA and Air Force programs, including Ranger, Mariner, Midas, and Gambit.
Atlas LV-3B (Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle)
First American orbital human-rated launch vehicle. Used to launch the Mercury capsule to low Earth orbit.