Space

Space is a science fiction-based theme featuring astronauts and spaceships, introduced in 1978. It is one of the most expansive themes in LEGO's history, and contains over 350 individual sets (As of January 2012, there are 362 space sets and counting). 
It was one of the original core themes, along with Town and Castle, and has been running almost constantly for the past 30+ years. Since Mars Mission, a new Space subtheme has been available at all times, with a gap in 2012 and then again in 2014.
== History ==
=== Classic Space (1978-1987) ===
:See main article: Classic Space
The first LEGO Space sets were a leap forward in 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 almost 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 magnets 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 dishes. 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 2000s 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.
Incorporating the new "sand" colours, red, green, and purple, Life on Mars sets were not as colourfully bold as sets from other Space themes. Transparent brown (or trans-black/"smoke," as it is popularly known) made its debut as a primary window and canopy colour for Space with this theme. After the discontinuation of this line, there were no new Space sets until 2007 when the next new theme would visit Mars yet again.
Mars Mission from 2007 was the second Space theme to feature both Humans and Aliens and is a reboot of Life on Mars. Unlike Life on Mars, the aliens (who were oddly not Martians) and humans are against each other in a battle for Energy Crystals. The theme was discontinued in late 2008.
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 Star Wars being set in space, thus the theme became a sort of Neo-Space, and 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 Mosquitoids, Alien Mantizoids, and Alien Buggoids (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.
* In LEGO Racers there are three Space courses and Gypsy Moth is one of the racers along with two space-themed cars.
* In LEGO Racers 2 there are five Life on Mars courses.
* Mars Mission and Space Police III are the two space themes featured in LEGO Battles. However the Red Classic Spaceman and a skeleton of a Blacktron Astronaut also appeared.
== List of subthemes and factions ==
=== 1900s ===
* Classic Space (1978-1987)
* Blacktron (1987-1990)
* Futuron (1987–1990)
* Space Police I (1989)
* M-Tron (1990-1991)
* Blacktron Future Generation (1991-1992)
* Space Police II (1992–1993)
* Ice Planet 2002 (1993–1994)
* Unitron (1994-1995)
* Spyrius (1994-1996)
* Exploriens (1996)
* Roboforce (1997)
* UFO (1997-1998)
* Insectoids (1998-1999)
=== 2000s ===
* Life on Mars (2001)
* Mars Mission (2007-2008)
* Space Police III (2009-2010)
* Alien Conquest (2011)
* Galaxy Squad (2013)
=== Unreleased ===
* Sea-Tron (1990s)
== Sets ==
* 0012 Space Mini-Figures
* 0013 Space Mini-Figures
* 0014 Space Mini-Figures
* 0015 Space Mini-Figures
* 08544 Rose Art Floor Puzzle, Exploriens
* 10231 Shuttle Expedition
* 1195 Life on Mars Polybag
* 1211 Space Stands and Brackets
* 13 Gray Space Elements
* 14 Space Minifigures
* 1413 Rover
* 1414 Double Hover
* 1415 Jet Scooter
* 1416 Worker Robot
* 1462 Galactic Scout
* 1476 5 Item Bonus Pack
* 1478 Mobile Satellite Up-Link
* 1479 Double Scout
* 1498 Spy-Bot
* 1499 Twin Starfire
* 1507 Space Value Pack
* 1510 Unnamed Bonus Pack
* 1526 Space Radar Buggy
* 1530 Bonus Pack
* 1557 Space Scooter
* 1558 Mobile Command Trailer
* 1580 Lunar Scout
* 1593 Lever Bros Space Set
* 1616 Space Combi-Pack
* 1620 Astro Dart
* 1621 Lunar MPV Vehicle
* 1694 Galactic Scout
* 1704 Ice Enlarger
* 1711 Snow Scooter
* 1714 Surveillance Scooter
* 1722 Unnamed Rescue/Ice Planet Value Pack
* 1731 Snow Scooter
* 1737 Scorpion Detector
* 1785 Introducing Crater Critters
* 1787 Crater Cruiser
* 1789 Star Hawk II
* 1793 Space Station Zenon
* 1843 Space/Castle Value Pack
* 1858 Droid Scout
* 1875 Meteor Monitor
* 1887 Rocket Detector
* 1900 Special Bonus Pack
* 1916 Starion Patrol
* 1954 Surveillance Scooter
* 1967 Bonus Pack
* 1968 Space Express
* 1969 Bot Assistant
* 1969 Space Value Pack
* 1974 Star Quest
* 1977 Space Value Pack
* 1983 Space Value Pack
* 1999 Space Value Pack
* 2151 Robo Raider
* 2152 Robo Raptor
* 2153 Robo Stalker
* 2154 Robo Master
* 2490 Insectoids Value Pack
* 2543 Spacecraft
* 2847 UFO Flyer
* 2853300 Space Police Collection
* 2964 Space Spider
* 2965 Hornet Scout
* 30016 Space Satellite
* 3012 Space Hover
* 3013 Space Jet
* 3014 Space Diver
* 30140 ADU Walker
* 30141 Jet-Pack
* 3015 Space Police Car
* 305 2 Crater Plates
* 306 Landing Plates
* 3069 Cosmic Wing
* 3070 Mosquito
* 3071 Light Flyer
* 3072 Mega Tax
* 3073 Booster
* 3365 Space Moon Buggy
* 3368 Space Center
* 3750 Life on Mars Accessories
* 3928 Astrobot Sandy
* 3929 Astrobot Biff
* 4103787 Exploriens Poster 1996
* 4117463 Cyber Saucer TRU 50 Years Forever Fun Bundle
* 4133637 Life On Mars Mini-Poster
* 4305 Cyborg Scout
* 442 Space Shuttle
* 452 Mobile Tracking Station
* 453 2 Crater Plates
* 453 Crater Plates
* 454 Landing Plates
* 4560087 Space Logo Shoulder Bag
* 462 Rocket Launcher
* 4741 Space Value Pack
* 483 Alpha-1 Rocket Base
* 487 Space Cruiser
* 493 Space Command Center
* 497 Galaxy Explorer
* 5034 Replacement Light & Sound 1x2 Lighting Brick with Coloured Globes
* 5036 Space Siren, 2x2
* 5039 Monorail Stop/Reverse Switch for Space Track
* 5040 Monorail 9V Motor for Space Track
* 5041 Space Track Connector Lead 9V
* 5129 Exploriens Accessories
* 5157 Town and Space Equipment
* 5177 Town and Space Accessories
* 5384 Space Accessories
* 54 U.F.O. Action-Pack
* 5616 Mini Robot
* 5617 Alien Jet
* 5619 Crystal Hawk
* 5969 Squidman Escape
* 5970 Freeze Ray Frenzy
* 5971 Gold Heist
* 5972 Space Truck Getaway
* 5973 Hyperspeed Pursuit
* 5974 Galactic Enforcer
* 5979 Max Security Transport
* 5980 Squidman's Pitstop
* 5981 Raid VPR
* 5982 Smash 'n' Grab
* 5983 Undercover Cruiser
* 5984 Lunar Limo
* 5985 Space Police Central
* 6347 Monorail Accessory Track
* 6399 Airport Shuttle
* 6430 Night Patroller
* 6440 Jetport Fire Squad
* 6450 Mobile Police Truck
* 6454 Countdown Cruiser
* 6480 Hook and Ladder Truck
* 6482 Rescue Helicopter
* 6483 Coastal Patrol
* 6484 F1 Hauler
* 6701 Space Mini-Figures
* 6702 Space Mini-Figures
* 6703 Space Minifigures
* 6704 Space Mini Figures
* 6705 Space Explorers
* 6710 Space Landing Pads
* 6711 LEGO Mini-Figures
* 6741 Blacktron Super Vehicle
* 6750 Sonic Robot
* 6770 Lunar Transporter Patroller
* 6780 XT Starship
* 6781 SP-Striker
* 6783 Sonar Transmitting Cruiser
* 6800 Cyber Blaster
* 6801 Rocket Sled
* 6802 Space Probe
* 6803 Space Patrol
* 6804 Surface Rover
* 6805 Astro Dasher
* 6806 Surface Hopper
* 6807 Space Scooter with Robot
* 6808 Galaxy Trekkor
* 6809 XT-5 And Droid
* 6810 Laser Ranger
* 6811 Pulsar Charger
* 6812 Grid Trekkor
* 6813 Galactic Chief
* 6814 Ice Tunnelator
* 6815 Hovertron
* 6816 Cyber Blaster
* 6817 Beta Buzzer
* 6818 Cyborg Scout
* 6820 Starfire I
* 6821 Shovel Buggy
* 6822 Space Shuttle
* 6823 Surface Transport
* 6824 Space Dart-I
* 6825 Cosmic Comet
* 6826 Crater Crawler
* 6827 Strata Scooter
* 6828 Twin-Winged Spoiler
* 6829 Radon Rover
* 6830 Space Patroller
* 6831 Message Decoder
* 6832 Super Nova II
* 6833 Beacon Tracer
* 6834 Celestial Sled
* 6835 Saucer Scout
* 6836 V-Wing Fighter
* 6837 Cosmic Creeper
* 6841 Mineral Detector
* 6842 Shuttle Craft
* 6844 Seismologic Vehicle
* 6845 Cosmic Charger
* 6846 Tri-Star Voyager
* 6847 Space Dozer
* 6848 Interplanetary Shuttle
* 6848 Strategic Pursuer
* 6849 Satellite Patroller
* 6850 Auxiliary Patroller
* 6851 Tri-Wheeled Tyrax
* 6852 Sonar Security
* 6854 Alien Fossilizer
* 6856 Planetary Decoder
* 6861 Super Vehicle
* 6861 X-1 Patrol Craft
* 6862 Secret Space Voyager
* 6870 Space Probe Launcher
* 6871 Star-Patrol Launcher
* 6872 Lunar Patrol Craft
* 6874 Moon Rover
* 6875 Hovercraft
* 6876 Alienator
* 6877 Vector Detector
* 6878 Sub Orbital Guardian
* 6879 Blizzard Baron
* 6880 Surface Explorer
* 6881 Lunar Rocket Launcher
* 6882 Walking Astro Grappler
* 6883 Terrestrial Rover
* 6884 Aero-Module
* 6885 Crater Crawler
* 6886 Galactic Peace Keeper
* 6887 Allied Avenger
* 6889 Recon Robot
* 6890 Cosmic Cruiser
* 6891 Gamma-V Laser Craft
* 6892 Modular Space Transport
* 6893 Galactic Starship
* 6894 Invader
* 6895 Spy-Trak I
* 6896 Celestial Forager
* 6897 Rebel Hunter
* 6898 Ice-Sat V
* 6899 Nebula Outpost
* 6900 Cyber Saucer
* 6901 Mobile Lab
* 6901 Space Plane
* 6902 Space Plane
* 6903 Bug Blaster
* 6905 Bi-Wing Blaster
* 6907 Sonic Stinger
* 6909 Sonic Stinger
* 6915 Warp Wing-Fighter
* 6919 Planetary Prowler
* 6921 Monorail Accessory Track
* 6923 Particle Ionizer
* 6925 Interplanetary Rover
* 6926 Mobile Recovery Vehicle
* 6927 All-Terrain Vehicle
* 6928 Uranium Search Vehicle
* 6929 Starfleet Voyager
* 6930 Space Supply Station
* 6931 FX-Star Patroller
* 6932 Stardefender "200"
* 6933 Spectral Starguider
* 6938 Scorpion Detector
* 6939 Saucer Centurion
* 6940 Alien Moon Stalker
* 6941 Battrax
* 6942 Space Sled
* 6943 Speed Sled
* 6949 Robo-Guardian
* 6950 Mobile Rocket Transport
* 6951 Robot Command Centre
* 6952 Solar Power Transporter
* 6953 Cosmic Laser Launcher
* 6954 Renegade
* 6955 Space Lock-Up Isolation Base
* 6956 Stellar Recon Voyager
* 6957 Solar Snooper
* 6958 Android Base
* 6959 Lunar Launch Site
* 6969 Celestial Stinger
* 6970 Beta-1 Command Base
* 6971 Intergalactic Command Base
* 6972 Polaris-I Space Lab
* 6973 Deep Freeze Defender
* 6975 Alien Avenger
* 6977 Arachnoid Star Base
* 6979 Interstellar Starfighter
* 6980 Galaxy Commander
* 6981 Aerial Intruder
* 6982 Explorien Starship
* 6983 Ice Station Odyssey
* 6984 Galactic Mediator
* 6985 Cosmic Fleet Voyager
* 6986 Mission Commander
* 6987 Message-Intercept Base
* 6988 Alpha Centauri Outpost
* 6989 Mega Core Magnetizer
* 6990 Monorail Transport System
* 6991 Monorail Transport Base
* 6999 Cyber Saucer
* 7049 Alien Striker
* 7050 Alien Defender
* 7051 Tripod Invader
* 7052 UFO Abduction
* 7065 Alien Mothership
* 7066 Earth Defense HQ
* 7067 Jet-Copter Encounter
* 7300 Double Hover
* 7301 Rover
* 7302 Worker Robot
* 7303 Jet Scooter
* 7308 Double Hover
* 7309 Rover
* 7310 Mono Jet
* 7311 Red Planet Cruiser
* 7312 T3-Trike
* 7313 Red Planet Protector
* 7314 Recon-Mech RP
* 7315 Solar Explorer
* 7316 Excavation Searcher
* 7317 Aero Tube Hangar
* 7320 Vega
* 7321 Mizar
* 7322 Altair
* 7323 Guard
* 7644 MX-81 Hypersonic Operations Aircraft
* 7645 MT-61 Crystal Reaper
* 7646 ETX Alien Infiltrator
* 7647 MX-41 Switch Fighter
* 7648 MT-21 Mobile Mining Unit
* 7649 MT-201 Ultra-Drill Walker
* 7676137 LEGO School Backpack
* 7676139 LEGO Vertical Lunch
* 7690 MB-01 Eagle Command Base
* 7691 ETX Alien Mothership Assault
* 7692 MX-71 Recon Dropship
* 7693 ETX Alien Strike
* 7694 MT-31 Trike
* 7695 MX-11 Astro Fighter
* 7697 MT-51 Claw-Tank Ambush
* 7699 MT-101 Armoured Drilling Unit
* 7728 Jet Pack
* 7729 Alien Flyer
* 78777 Alien Discovery
* 8399 K-9 Bot
* 8400 Space Speeder
* 852019 Space Hero Air Blaster
* 853301 Alien Conquest Battle Pack
* 885 Space Scooter
* 886 Space Buggy
* 889 Radar Truck
* 891 Two-Man Scooter
* 894 Tracking Station
* 897 Launcher
* 918 Space Transport
* 920 Launch Pad
* 924 Transporter
* 926 Command Centre
* 928 Galaxy Explorer
* 9335 Space & Airport Set
* 30230 Mini Mech
* 30231 Space Insectoid
* 70700 Space Swarmer
* 70701 Swarm Interceptor
* 70702 Warp Stinger
* 70703 Star Slicer
* 70704 Vermin Vaporizer
* 70705 Bug Obliterator
* 70706 Crater Creeper
* 70707 CLS-89 Eradicator Mech
* 70708 Hive Crawler
* 70709 Galactic Titan
* Insectoids 4-Pack
* K7317 Life on Mars Set Collection
* K7690 Mars Mission Collection
* K7699 Complete Mars Mission Collection
* Life on Mars 4-Pack
* Life on Mars Canopus Pin
* M-Tron Pocket Clip
* Miscellaneous UFO Merchandise
* Pc90bc1 Blacktron Post Card
* Pc91bc3 Blacktron Future Generation Postcard
* Sea-Tron Monorail
* Sticker, Alien Conquest Sheet of 10
* VP1 Ice Planet Co-Pack
=== 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. City has also had a Space subtheme.
== Gallery ==
Space Proto.png|A prototype Space Theme idea from 1989
Space Proto2.png|An unused AFOL space concept model from 1989
Alien Proto.png|A prototype Alien set from 1988
== Notes ==
* The LEGO Space logo was designed by Hjalmar Nielsen. His first version of the logo had stars surrounding the moon, but the design was considered too flashy, therefore the stars were removed before the logo was finalized.Stafford, Mark J. "The Truth About SPACE!" BrickJournal: Issue 6, Volume 2 Summer 2009: 38-43. Print.
== Other space-related themes ==
* LEGOLAND Space (1973 - 1976)
* Launch Command (Town subtheme) (1995)
* Space Port (Town subtheme) (1999)
* Rock Raiders (Theme with a Space-related background) (1999-2000)
* Star Wars (Licensed theme) (1999–present)
* Discovery (Licensed theme) (2003)
== Sources ==
* BZPower Forums
== References ==
Category:Themes
 
Category:Themes introduced in 1978
Category:Themes that include subthemes