Beginner
≈ 4 hSuggested range2 h 30 min – 6 h
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City · SET 60439
Space Science Lab
A domed laboratory opens onto scientific workstations and living spaces. An accessible rover and drone complete an imaginary base.
- Pieces
- 560
- Release year
- 2024
- Theme
- City
- Set number
- 60439
- LEGO recommended age
- 6+
- Archived LEGO price
- 39.99 €
Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue when checked on 23 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.
Source: LEGO Italy · Price checked on 23 October 2026. Retired set: this is the price shown on the archived LEGO page, not a current offer or a verified launch price.
Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build Space Science Lab?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial model estimate · no verified measured building time
Intermediate
≈ 2 h 45 minSuggested range1 h 45 min – 4 hExperienced
≈ 1 h 30 minSuggested range45 min – 2 h 15 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Dome and modular interiors accompany rover and drone through generally simple steps. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
- LEGO Italy · Space Science Lab ↗
This source documents the model’s features and components, not a timed build. No sufficiently verifiable individual building-time report has been identified for this set.
- LEGO building instructions · Space Science Lab ↗
Set-specific instructions checked against the set number, piece count and year. The duration is an editorial assessment based on piece count, construction type, mechanisms and detail.
Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Did you know?
Inside the set
An opening dome
Inside are botany, control, kitchen and sleeping areas.
LEGO sourceAn accessible rover
The scene’s vehicle accommodates a wheelchair.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
Lettuce in orbit
On 10 August 2015, astronauts tasted red lettuce grown in Veggie.
NASAGround analysis first
The 2014 first harvest was frozen and returned for food-safety checks before later crops were eaten.
NASAWritten by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
THE COMMUNITY’S EXPERIENCE
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A soundtrack for your build
Space Science Lab · Selected for the subject and atmosphere
Suspended sounds and wide musical spaces accompany exploration and the construction of space structures. A mood pairing, without claiming the album tells this model’s particular story.
OUR PICK
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (Extended Edition)
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno
Ambient · spacious and suspendedTry a different atmosphere
ANOTHER MOOD
TRON: Legacy
Daft Punk
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