Lego astronauts travel universe to drop in on the NSC

Two LEGO® astronauts traveled across the universe to drop in on the National Space Centre (NSC) in celebration of International Lego Day.

On their visit, these space engineers took selfies with The Big Dish, the NSC’s 32-meter astro antenna and the largest dish in Ireland. They also toured the centre’s gallery of moon rocks and space junk.

International lego day: Visiting the NSC control room

Most importantly, they visited NSC’s Control Room to scale the heights of The Big Dish’s internal scaffold and hydraulic system and undertake emergency repairs on Satellite 30365.

Unlike the other dishes on-site, which range from 32 to 6 meters and are regularly maintained by the NSC’s own engineering team, Satellite 30365 measures in at only 7.63cm and requires specialist tools and appropriately scaled expertise.

The NSC would like to extend their thanks and congratulations to the team on the successful completion of this critical mission.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE

The National Space Centre (NSC) is Europe’s most westerly teleport and Ireland’s only commercial ground station. Opened as Elfordstown Earthstation in 1984 at a cost of IR£8M (€25M today), the facility celebrated ten years of operation as the NSC in 2020.

The company provides commercial broadcast services, ground control support for satellites and spacecraft, academic research partnerships, and space industry consulting. The NSC’s co-located Space Campus is home to more than a dozen Irish space startups and EU-headquartered space enterprises.

Startups, research organisations, and academic institutions exploring both space technologies and terrestrial space applications benefit from flexible co-location with all of the incredible this unique location offers:

• Mature Infrastructure
• Commercial Support
• European Access

For more information go to https://nationalspacecentre.eu/

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