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athousanderrors) wrote2017-11-08 05:50 pm
athousanderrors) wrote2017-11-08 05:50 pm
Lego's all-female 'Women of NASA' toy set just went on
via http://ift.tt/2j9FIHF:Lego's all-female 'Women of NASA' toy set just went on sale — and it's already Amazon's best-selling toy:
rush-keating:
mindblowingscience:
Lego’s new “Women of NASA” set is now available, and the product has already risen to the top of Amazon’s list of best-selling toys.
The set of 231 plastic pieces costs about $25 and went on sale Wednesday morning. Its instant popularity is not surprising to those who have been following Lego’s laudable — and presumably profitable — trend of selling toys that are more inclusive of women.
“Women of NASA” features four mini figurines of pioneering women from the space agency: the astronauts Sally Ride and Mae Jemison, the astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, and the computer scientist Margaret Hamilton.
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rush-keating:
mindblowingscience:
Lego’s new “Women of NASA” set is now available, and the product has already risen to the top of Amazon’s list of best-selling toys.
The set of 231 plastic pieces costs about $25 and went on sale Wednesday morning. Its instant popularity is not surprising to those who have been following Lego’s laudable — and presumably profitable — trend of selling toys that are more inclusive of women.
“Women of NASA” features four mini figurines of pioneering women from the space agency: the astronauts Sally Ride and Mae Jemison, the astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, and the computer scientist Margaret Hamilton.
Continue Reading.
@nerdfishgirl
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