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LEGO Droid Control Ship

LEGO Droid Control Ship

We’d just barely gotten over Crawler Town when this giant LEGO Droid Control Ship landed on our desk Naboo: the Technic-framed marvel took 30,000 pieces and two years to build.

Domination: Infinite Space

Domination: Infinite Space
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True to its name, Infinite Space is surprisingly deep for a DS game; this Domination Trailer shows off ship customization, which is enough to make any space geek trip the light fantastic.

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36″ Star Destroyer SpecPlate

36″ Star Destroyer SpecPlate
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No Bothan spies were harmed in the acquisition of this Star Destroyer SpecPlate, as it’s only based on a christening plate; each measures 36″x17″ and is made out of 1/8″ aluminum.

Video: Atlas V Sonic Boom

Video: Atlas V Sonic Boom

Sound gets seen in a big way in the awesome Atlas V launch video above; the SDO rocket breaks the sound barrier (1:50) in the middle of a sun dog, creating a visual sonic boom.

R/C Millenium Falcon

R/C Millenium Falcon

The propeller doesn’t leave much room for smuggling Jedi, princesses, or droids, but Hasbro’s R/C Millenium Falcon is no piece of junk: it flies up to five minutes at a time. Thanks, Thorir!

Stargate Goa’uld Death Glider

Stargate Goa’uld Death Glider
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Its signature howl is the last thing SG-1 wants to hear, but this Death Glider makes an ideal gift for Goa’uld and Tau’ri alike; it includes a Stargate/DHD diorama and is limited to 1500.

Last Night Shuttle Launch

Last Night Shuttle Launch

An era thunders to a close with the last nighttime launch of the Space Shuttle 2/8/2010; the Endeavour carries Tranquility, a stunning seven-window viewport and NASA’s last ISS module.

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KEO Time Capsule

KEO Time Capsule

End 2009 with a trip to the year 52,009: today is the last day to leave a message with KEO, a time capsule satellite which will orbit 1,800 km above Earth and remain there for 50,000 years.

DIY: Millenium Falcon Bed

DIY: Millenium Falcon Bed

Han may be off making the Kessel Run in 18 parsecs, but we’ll be content to loaf like Jabba in this Millenium Falcon Bed by Kayla Kromer; photos are by Heather Leah Kennedy.

VSS Enterprise

VSS Enterprise
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, aka the VSS Enterprise, has been unveiled; with the help of VMS Eve, it’ll ferry 6 passengers and 2 pilots to the edge of space starting in 2011 for $200k.

Accidental Astronaut T-shirt

Accidental Astronaut T-shirt
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Simultaneously realizing every little boy’s dream and low earth orbit is no small task for a 3rd grader; this Accidental Astronaut t-shirt is a coin-op ride’s version of the Konami code.

Full Scale Apollo Lander

Full Scale Apollo Lander
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Send a space travel buff over the moon with this Full Scale Apollo Lander; it won’t be touching down in Copernicus Crater anytime soon, but it’s a high-fidelity, 1:1 replica of the LEM.

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Shuttle Ascent Video: Atlantis

Shuttle Ascent Video: Atlantis

Life is just awesomer with a soundtrack: NASA’s JSC remixes Space Shuttle Atlantis’ ascent video to eclectic music that is part BSG, part Lord of the Rings and part Lord of the Dance.

Where’s The Ship T-shirt

Where’s The Ship T-shirt
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We’re not sure if this space traveler has landed on an event horizon or a really dark planet, but this Where’s The Ship t-shirt reveals the interstellar perils of forgetting where you parked.

Magnetic-Plated Yamato

Magnetic-Plated Yamato
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This 1:350 Magnetic-Plated version of Space Battleship Yamato is really silver-painted plastic, but it’s still 30″ of naval bling in our eyes; it includes remote controlled light and sound effects.

Space Shuttle Backflip

Space Shuttle Backflip

17,500 mph has never looked so graceful: Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-129) does a rendezvous pitch maneuver–a backflip–to allow ISS crew to examine its heat shield for damage.

Tactics: Star Trek Online

Tactics: Star Trek Online
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We’ve enjoyed Star Trek Online’s Future Past series, but this Tactics trailer really lights up the LCARS with a detailed look at space combat, ship upgrades, and personnel choices.

Blast-Off! T-shirt

Blast-Off! T-shirt
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Flying high from NASA’s discovery of large amounts of water on the moon? Celebrate with this Blast Off! tee: the shuttle peels back the cosmos with a sweet (almost) all-over design.

Apollo 11 Owner’s Manual

Apollo 11 Owner’s Manual
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With the Ares I-X a success, boning up on your LEM skills may not be a bad idea; the Apollo 11 Owner’s Manual will teach you how to do burns, orbital rendezvous, and moon landings.

Galactic Suites

Galactic Suites

Galactic Suites plans to open the first space hotel in 2012; $4.4 million buys you a 3-day stay (with 15 sunrises/day), a velcro-covered suit, and 8 weeks of training on a tropical island.

Early Spacecraft Models

Early Spacecraft Models

And it all started with clay and paper clips: LIFE Magazine gives us a peek at early spacecraft models and tests by both NASA and the Russian space programs in the 1960s and 70s.

Rocket Science T-shirt

Rocket Science T-shirt
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And we have lick off: it’d be a sham to send a tasty Firecracker Popsicle to the moon, but Glennz’ Rocket Science t-shirt makes one giant cherry-flavored leap for mankind.

AI War: Fleet Command

AI War: Fleet Command

It’s not very pretty, but armchair space admirals would be remiss to not to try AI War: Fleet Command; it’s a 2D space RTS with up to 30k ships at once and 1-8 players. Demo here.

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