Well after giving in to temptation me and my son on a cold day spent about 3-4 hours (1,230 pieces) putting together the Lego Shuttle Expedition set here are some pictures:

Completed Build


Cockpit with Astronauts


Payload bay with satellite and robotic arm


Retractable...

I wonder if I should open this box or leave it sealed for collectors purposes.


Front side of the box with a guitar to show the scale of the Box for comparison


backside of the box

Well I guess this is it. The last time I will see Endeavour airborne. So me and my son went to Ellington Field to say goodbye to Endeavour.

My goal is to build a amateur rocket equipped with a DV camera. Launch it, recover it, and post the video of the edge of space and zero gravity to Youtube. The rocket will be built using materials obtained from various vendors and local hardware stores such as home depot. The motor propellant will consist of Potassium Nitrate,powdered sugar and corn syrup. Also known as KN03 or "Sugar Motor". (Search Youtube for "Sugar Rocket") I am also looking into "hybrid" nitrous...