The Carl Sagan deep space exploration vessel dwarfs its own builders

It seems both inevitable and appropriate that humankind will name a spacegoing vehicle after astronomer and author Carl Sagan. We’ve also come to expect excellence from the collaborations between Ed Diment and Ralph Savelsberg.

The Carl Sagan certainly doesn’t disappoint.

LEGO Carl Sagan deep space exploration vessel

Describing it as a “near-future deep space exploration ship” inspired by Ralph’s microscale John Archibald Wheeler, the builders stand behind their work and give us a sense of its immense scale:

Ed Diment and Ralph Savelsberg with LEGO Carl Sagan ship

As much as I appreciate the sleek starfighters and heavily armed starships we feature here so often, it’s refreshing to see builders taking both a more realistic and peaceful direction with a large LEGO spaceship.

2 comments on “The Carl Sagan deep space exploration vessel dwarfs its own builders”

  2. Catsy

    I have to concur. This is gorgeous. I’ve been itching to make a “realistic” spacecraft and this is exactly the kind of thing I’d imagined: cylinders and spheres and gravity generated by spin, a chunky, utilitarian look, and lots of detail. Awesome.

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