Space Space is a science fiction - based theme introduced in 1978 featuring Astronauts , aliens , robots , and spaceships . It is one of the most expansive themes in LEGO ' s history , and contains over 362 individual sets . < br > As one of the core themses along with Town and Castle , Space has been running almost constantly for over 35 years . Since Mars Mission , a new Space subtheme has been constantly available , save for a gap in 2012 and 2014 - 2017 ( except for a couple one off sets ) . It is one of LEGO ' s oldest series . History . Classic Space ( 1978 - 1987 ) . The first LEGO Space sets were a leap forward in classic LEGO design . The theme had more sets than any other space theme . In 1987 , many of the sets started to have the Futuron colour theme . 1987 was also the last year Classic Space was produced . Many compared to the LEGO Company ' s previous releases of spacecraft sets 801 Space Rocket ( 1964 ) , 358 Rocket Base ( 1973 ) , and 565 Moon Landing ( 1975 ) this new theme of sets boasted new parts and building techniques previously unseen . Although plenty of basic bricks were used , there were now parts with finer detail used in smoother - looking ships and multi - purpose vehicles . The Spacemen came in all colours , with robots and vehicles with a large colour scheme . Despite curiosities and oddities such as steering wheels used to direct spacecraft , and often no inflight pilot protection other than a spacesuit , simple new constructs sparked builders ' imaginations . Starting with spaceships and basic wheeled vehicles , the theme developed , occasionally mirroring science fiction designs . As LEGO Space expanded , the basic pattern of ground - buggies , walking robots , small and large spaceships , and bases emerged . There was even a mobile base , one of the earliest released . Early Space sets had a simplistically modern , yet colourful , charm unrivaled by any other mass - produced science - fiction toy of the time . Many of the theme ' s more specialized pieces had yet to be developed , although when Space was first introduced many parts were new , or were older parts made in new colours . Examples of these early simple sets include : 462 Rocket Launcher ( 1978 ) , 442 Space Shuttle , and 452 Mobile Tracking Station ( both 1979 ) . Perfectly suited for utilitarian LEGO Space , gray ( now replaced by stone colours ) had finally become a major colour for a LEGO theme , especially as more plate - type parts were made in that colour . Most often , gray Space sets were paired with green windows . The other predominant colours were blue with yellow windows . With the introduction of the 6929 Starfleet Voyager in 1981 , classic spaceships began to appear in white , with blue canopies , in a similar style to the upcoming Futuron . The numbering of Space sets suggests that LEGO had already planned out their sets all the way through Insectoids , as the set number of the ship increased , so did the ship size . Most of the sets did not have a number directly below or above the number of another set from the theme , instead being next to sets from other Space themes . Other than the odd numbering of Unitron , which were in the 1000s ( and the Monorail Transport Base is the exception , with a 6000 set number ) , the pattern was more or less concise . Introduction of different factions ( 1987 - 1991 ) . Taking over from " Classic Space " and inheriting its white - and - blue colour scheme , Futuron was one of the new factions introduced for " Space " . Its minifigures came in many colours ( red , blue , yellow and black ) , but all shared the same uniform — a zipper crossing from hip to shoulder , with colour on top and white below — as well as light - blue - tinted helmet visors . They also had the old " Classic Space " symbol . Instead of a big ship , the theme centered around the 6990 Monorail Transport System , which featured a battery - powered train system and some twenty linear feet of track . Accessory tracks were also released . The first unified and truly themed Space theme , Blacktron took to the stars in black with yellow trim , and red and yellow transparent pieces . ( The odd man out was the 1875 Meteor Monitor , which was white and black with red transparents . ) Blacktron minifigures ( or " minifigs " for short ) wore black jumpsuits akin to today ' s military pilots , with white trim and opaque black visors . Stylish , sleek and intimidating , Blacktron was a major step up from the rather clunky design values of Classic Space . It featured a large spacecraft , the " Renegade , " which set the tone for all future big ships by splitting into a number of smaller modules , including a storage bin for a small wheeled vehicle ; these modules could be recombined not just with each other , but with modules from " other " vehicles in the set as well , specifically the " Invader " and " Battrax . " This modular interchangeability has been a staple of LEGO Space ever since . Oddly , they weren ' t always symmetrical . Their large base , the Message Intercept Base , featured many large transparent yellow parts unique to the set . Many of the trans yellow parts from the theme were not used outside of the theme . The Blacktron ' s torso also appeared on Rench . For clarification , Blacktron is often referred to as Blacktron I , as LEGO released Blacktron II in 1991 . Though Blacktron officially ended in 1988 , the 1875 Meteor Monitor ( 1990 ) was released . Considering Blacktron II ' s slightly altered colour scheme it could be viewed as being from between the " upgrade " era of Blacktron to Blacktron II . In 1989 , LEGO made a storyline decision . Blacktron , previously operating in a moral void , were now declared the " bad guys " of LEGO Space ; opposing them and defending Futuron from them were the Space Police , a series of brave individuals whose spacecraft were black and blue with red transparent elements . ( This would be a continuing theme of space , having " bad guy " space agencies , " good guy " space agencies and " civilian " space agencies between them . ) Space Police re - introduced the idea of modular systems , on a smaller but also grander scale . The Space Police theme features three spaceships , two wheeled vehicles and a ground - based space station ; all but the smallest buggy comes with a Space Police jail cell ( which was often supplied with a Blacktron occupant ) . These jail cells were identical from set to set and could be traded around between vehicles with no hassle whatsoever . This theme marks the beginning of LEGO Space ' s greatest period of success , and is one of the most well - loved themes of the collection ; complete models of the largest ship , the Mission Commander , have been known to sell for $ 90 . 00 via online vendors . Their minifigures were Futuron astronauts with different visors . In an effort to increase interactivity , LEGO introduced magnet s in the next Space theme , M - Tron , who took over the " civilian " role of the Futuron space agency . Vehicles in this set , distinctive for their red hulls , gray trim and neon - green canopies , are devoted primarily to mining out precious ores . They often featured crane - like attachments with magnets for picking up small cargo and storage boxes . These boxes , unfortunately , were generally not interchangeable . M - Tron was also the last space theme to carry the " LEGOLAND " banner . " LEGO System " was the name used starting in 1992 . Renewal of the first factions ( 1991 - 1997 ) . In 1991 , Blacktron received a makeover : black with white trim , M - Tron ' s neon green canopies , as well as new uniforms with black hexagons in the center with an over - sized lime green ' B ' in it . It also replaced the creative but haphazard interchangeability of Blacktron I with refined and mostly - uniform cockpit globes ( best seen here ) , which could be switched unimpeded between those ships . To the dismay of fans , however , only three sets of eleven featured them . Some fans were also disappointed that , aside from a proliferation of small ( 50 - element - or - less ) vehicles , Blacktron II seemed to be mostly a rehash Blacktron I on a set - by - set basis . Space Police was the next theme to receive a makeover , remodeled into its more widely recognized black and grey with green canopies and red trim . The standardized jail cells were retained , though only three vehicles could accept them ; the theme also lacked a permanent installation like Space Police I ' s 6955 Space Lock - Up Isolation Base ( 1989 ) . It was the first Space set to replace the LEGO standard smiley face minifigure head with a more complex graphic ( in this case , the face augmented by a fringe of hair and an ear - mounted microphone ) . Finally , Space Police II ships were known for being under - armed ; several vehicles sported no overt weapons ( such as the 6813 Galactic Chief , whose epaulet - wearing pilot is armed with only a hand - held blaster that might actually be a bullhorn ) , and the others featured only two small cockpit - mounted weapons ( including the theme ' s heavyweight multi - module spaceship , the 6984 Galactic Mediator ) . With the advent of Space Police II ships , the Blacktron became the enemies , and a 1992 Canadian television advertisment showed Space Police capturing a Blacktron figure . However in 1993 , with the release of Ice Planet 2002 , the TV commercial featured them fighting Space Police . Ice Planet 2002 can be considered M - Tron ' s replacement as the " civilian " space agency . Taking place in a time and location that should be fairly obvious , the Ice Planet ' s ( Dubbed ' Krysto ' on a box ) inhabitants were scientists testing new technologies with rockets and satellites . Their three largest sets all included rockets , ( possibly Saturn V , as seen in the name Ice Sat V ) with a satellite attachment . The satellite attachment was similar in design to the famous Sputnik satellite . It featured new elements such as a distinct setting ( an ice planet or possibly Mars polar ice caps ) , and bright neon ( orange ) pieces ( vehicle canopies , skis for both on vehicles and personnel , chainsaws , and helmet visors with goggles and radios ) . It also introduced the first distinctively female character in LEGO Space , Ice Planet Female . As befitting an icebound theme , most of its vehicles were ground - based ; many of its smaller vehicles also showcased satellite dish es . As with many of the other Space themes , their base contained a smaller amount of parts than their largest vehicle . Taking over the " good guy " space agency from the Space Police II was the Unitron , a more military themed group . Unitron also features elements from the classic Futuron line , as it revolved around a large monorail system powered by a 9V battery ; it retained LEGO interchangeability in the form of small , sleek cockpits which could dock on the front or top of its vehicles . Unfortunately , aside from a ground installation , a large buggy , an advanced looking spaceship , and aforementioned monorail , the theme was underdeveloped , a fact that is still lamented today . Its sets were inconsistent with LEGO ' s otherwise well - ordered set numbers , with the exception of its Monorail Transport base . The Spyrius took over the " bad guy " space agency theme as a group of spies out to steal technology and valuable data . Official evidence of a Spyrius attack against Unitron is documented in this 1994 catalog picture . Spyrius has similar colours to M - Tron , but instead of Trans Neon Green cockpits they were Trans Blue . Unlike any other Space theme until Insectoids , their largest vehicle was not a starship but a robot . The new robots were very different from those of Classic Space , with many different parts . Returning to the clean white and transparent blue cockpits of Futuron ( as well as their civilian role ) , Exploriens sets are known for their use of large , open ( sometimes rickety ) structures and special image elements ( e . g . , as foil - holograph stickers for view screens ) . The Exploriens were searching , evidently , for fossils , certain flat plates contained triple images : one in white , for the naked eye ; one in blue , for viewing under transparent red scanners ; and one in red , for viewing under transparent blue scanners . It was the second space theme to include a robot minifigure , and was also the second Space theme to include a female minifigure , a robot named Ann Droid . Though never produced in a set , it has been rumored that Ann Droid had a brother , Andy Droid , that was stolen during a UFO assault on the Exploriens . He is supposedly the red cyborg figure in the UFO sets . Hints of this have been pointed out since several UFO mini sets have been pictured on the Explorien ' s planet . Taking the " good guy " role was another four - set theme , Roboforce featured various large robots ( arguably mecha ) in varying colour schemes . Orange Class features a police - like patrol function in humanoid robos , equipped with buzz saws for extracting criminals or rescuing civilians . The " head " of each robo was also a small space ship that could be used as an escape pod or secondary vehicle . Green Class featured a more military theme with animal shaped robos . The Robo Raptor was the only set not to feature a space craft , while the Robo Master ' s small spacecraft strongly resembled the Unitron Star Hawk II as a tribute to the fan favorite set . Roboforce " Robos " were powered by " secret " " robo disks " which were oddly enough " rectangle " - shaped power sources . By this time , the theme was well and truly exhausted , and the remaining sets were a slow march to the theme ' s obscurity . Introduction of alien factions ( 1997 - 1999 ) . UFO was the first Space theme to feature true aliens . All of its minifigures were cybernetic in nature , and the race featured two wholly robot figures , and , as befitting its name , many of its spaceships used saucers or half - saucers as elements . It has the smallest proportion of wheeled ground vehicles to ships ( two to nine ) of any LEGO Space theme before or since . UFO was the first theme to introduce what has since become a staple of LEGO System sets in general : large pieces meant to provide effects ( such as curvature ) that would be difficult to achieve with traditional LEGO pieces . It ' s vehicles were all heavily armed , with Trans Neon Green lasers and cockpits . The Insectoids from 1998 were especially interested in " energy orbs " which included magnetic stickers so that magnets attached to cranes could lift them . Predictably the Insectoids utilized a number of pieces designed to look like insect components , particularly legs and wings . Its minifigures were primarily cybernetic , and the third LEGO Space theme to have a female minifigure , Gypsy Moth , also known as Queen . Their ships were also heavily armed , but there were no conflicting factions at the time . The Rock Raiders theme from 1999 , while not officially part of the theme , included a non - humanoid alien race known as Rock Monsters . Though they were the foes of the Rock Raiders , they were only featured in 2 sets . The books and video games , however , features an abundance of other alien life forms , many based around other elements . Mars subthemes ( 2001 , 2007 - 2008 ) . During the 2000 s all " Space " sub - themes would feature human explorers on the planet Mars as well as the aliens that they encounter . Life on Mars is one of the only Space themes with both Humans and Aliens . The sets denote peaceful coexistence between the two species on the planet Mars , and were timed for release to the public around a time of much curiosity about the planet , and the life that could possibly exist there . Although set in the future , LOM is unique among the Space themes , as its conception was more inspired by and coincided with real space exploration activity than any other Space theme yet introduced . The Astronaut ships were barely armed , and only the smallest ones had a large weapons to size ratio . On the other hand , the Martian ships were much more heavily armed . The majority of their vehicles were robots , or mecha . It is important to note that starting near the end of the 1990s and leading up to the present , LEGO was involved in a multi - year licensing deal to produce Star Wars themed kits , during which time the development of new space sub - themes slowed to a crawl . This is most likely due to both Star Wars being set in space , thus it ' s ships became a sort of " New - Space " , and that with the high licensing costs LEGO had to use more resources to make a profit . Revival of Space Police ( 2009 - 2010 ) . In 2009 a new version of Space Police was released . This time the bad guys were alien members of a gang called the Black Hole Gang or alternatively the Space Biker Gang . This was the third Space theme to have Humans against Aliens . Each of the aliens have names , unlike the aliens of themes like UFO and Insectoids ( except for Gypsy Moth ) . The villains were Squidman , Kranxx , Slizer , Frenzy , Snake , The Skull Twins , Rench , Squidtron , Jawson and Brick Daddy . This was the second theme with named aliens , the first being Life on Mars . The Space Police ships had the same color scheme as Futuron , but their weapons were Trans Green . Their largest ship is reminiscent of previous space - ships , such as the Deep Freeze Defender in as that it is designed so that sections can be removed or replaced easily . Their base was released in August , along with two more ships . The vehicles of the aliens tend toward Black and Dark Stone . If they have a sealed cockpit , they tend to have Smoke colored windscreens or Trans Yellow , reminiscent of Blacktron . Alien Conquest ( 2011 ) . In May 2011 LEGO released a new space sub - theme Alien Conquest , where aliens are invading the earth . This is the first time for LEGO to have featured a theme with alien invaders . Their goal is to capture the human race and use the human brainpower to fuel their ships . These aliens have classified groups and also have new futuristic ships but still uses the classic " flying saucer " . Galaxy Squad ( 2013 ) . In the January of 2013 ( though some sets were already released in various stores by the November of 2012 ) , LEGO once again introduced a new space sub - theme , Galaxy Squad . The theme , which is reminiscent of the older Insectoids sub - theme , featured a group of humans and robotic sidekicks defending their Galaxy ( which is in a different Galaxy than the Milky Way ) from invasion by the hands of aliens , which resembled anthropomorphic insects . The humans and robots are split into different " teams " , distinguished by the colour theme of their minifig printings and vehicles , as well as a unique insignia . These teams were the blue team , red team , green team , and orange team , and each team consisted of one robotic sidekick and one or two humans . Their vehicles were mainly white , with certain detailing sharing the respective team ' s colour . The aliens consisted of Alien Mosquitoid s , Alien Mantizoid s , and Alien Buggoid s ( the latter of which had a green as well as a red variant ) , and they piloted vehicles that resembled various insects . These vehicles were primarily lime - green , with transparent - red cockpits . A second wave of sets was released in the summer of 2013 . Appearance in Video Games . Along with other themes , such as Rock Raiders , Castle , and Adventurers , Space was featured in multiple old Video Games . Sets . Other Space sets . Over the years , there have been Space - themed sets not in the actual theme itself . One example is , 10213 Shuttle Adventure from the Exclusives theme .