CaDA NASA Voyager Space Probe – CaDA C56046W

The CaDA C56046W – CaDA NASA Voyager Space Probe is an officially NASA-licensed building-brick diorama of the famous Voyager probe. With 149 pieces, you build the probe with its parabolic antenna and boom in front of a space arch with planets, mounted on a black base with a NASA plaque.

The original – the Voyager probes

NASA's Voyager programme comprises the two space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, which launched in 1977 to explore Jupiter and Saturn; Voyager 2 went on to Uranus and Neptune. Voyager 1 launched on 5 September 1977, passed Jupiter in March 1979 and Saturn in November 1980. On 25 August 2012, it crossed the heliopause and became the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space – it's the man-made object farthest from Earth. Power is supplied by three radionuclide batteries, and the parabolic antenna measures 3.7 m. On board is the Golden Record, carrying images, greetings in 55 languages, sounds and music.

The model – CaDA C56046W

The grey probe, with its large parabolic antenna and white boom, floats in front of a yellow-and-turquoise arch with planet discs. According to the manufacturer, the probe and satellite can be removed and used for play. The set belongs to the six-part CaDA NASA series (C56041W to C56046W).

Technical data

The CaDA C56046W comprises 149 pieces. According to the manufacturer, the finished model measures 10.6 × 8 × 13.4 cm. Recommended from 8 years (according to the manufacturer).

Whether as desk decor for space fans or as a collector's piece in the CaDA NASA series – the CaDA C56046W brings the pioneer of interstellar space onto your shelf.