Lego Masters lands a NASA astronaut for its space-themed season premiere
“Lego Masters” launches with the help of a NASA astronaut.
The reality competition show, which challenges teams of Lego enthusiasts to build their best brick creations, returns to Fox on Wednesday (September 21) with “Ready to Launch,” the first new episode of its third season. Host Will Arnett and Brickmasters (and Lego staff) Amy Corbett and Jamie Burrard kick off the action with a space-themed task (opens in a new tab).
“I want to get season three off the ground right. Start everything with a real big bang. You know, just throw yourself into this competition, really reach for the stars, and I think it’s clear what I’m getting at. We’re going into space!” Arnett tells the 12 teams of two at the beginning of the episode. “Say goodbye to Earth because for your first challenge, you’re going to build your very own personalized spaceship!”
Contestants are tasked with building a fun, colorful, personalized spaceship that tells the judges something about their team.
“Even though this is the first task, we’re not making it easy for you because your entire model will be suspended from one attachment point on this space station,” Berard said, pointing to a giant outpost based on International Space Station. but built entirely from Lego bricks.
And this is not the only surprise for the teams, which this season include mother and son, brother and sister, pediatricians, firefighters and grandparents.
“I love space and have been following it ever since Sputnik was first launched,” Grandpa Patrick said. “I’ve been waiting 70 years to do something like this.”
To inspire the teams and give them advice as they design their builds, Arnett welcomes a special guest who is unfamiliar with spaceships.
“I watched a six-minute YouTube video about being an astronaut, so nobody here knows more about space, literally,” Arnett brags as Jessica Meir enters. “Everyone, we have a real NASA astronaut kit!”
A marine biologist who joined NASA’s astronaut corps in 2013, Meir spent 205 days on International space station in 2020. During her time in orbit, she made headlines as a half the first all-female spacewalk team working outside the orbiting laboratory with fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch.
“That was great!” Meir said, describing her time at Lego Masters in an interview with collectSPACE.com. “I’m a big Will Arnett fan [and] it was really nice to meet other hosts who are real engineers who design lego sets. It was great to be there, and it’s great that NASA is cooperating.”
“It’s great to have partnerships like this that can really inspire kids from a very early age and get them interested in things like STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — and building things and making things and just using that type of creativity,” she said. .
Speaking of creativity, when asked about building her own Lego spaceship, Meir said hers would be both personal and practical.
“I’m not an engineer, I’m a biologist, so for me it will have such scientific elements and will tell a lot about the nature and conservation of this planet. Of course, it will have all the basic functions. the ability to leave the planet and return successfully. These are the big ones that make sure you can take off, but also that you can come back safely,” she told collectSPACE.
Meir didn’t get to see the final designs while on the “Lego Masters” set, but she said she was impressed by how different each team’s ideas were.
“I’m really excited to see the final results. I’ll have to watch the show to see that,” she said.
“Lego Masters” Season 3, Episode 1 airs Wednesday (September 21) at 9:00 PM ET/PT on Fox.
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