Guide SP-1: LEGO Space Themes by Year

Guide 1: List of LEGO Space Themes by Year

Classic Space: 1978 - 1987

Blacktron: 1987 - 1990

Futuron: 1987 - 1990

Space Police: 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

Launch Command: 1995

Exploriens: 1996

Roboforce: 1997

UFO: 1997 -1998

Insectoids: 1998 - 1999

Space Port: 1999

Life on Mars: 2001

Mars Mission: 2007 - 2008

Space Police III: 2009 - 2010

Alien Conquest: 2011

Space: 2011, 2015, 2019

Galaxy Squad: 2013

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Guide SP-2: Space Police 1 (1989)

-Space Police 1 (1989)- 1989 saw a major change in the LEGO Space universe, Conflict! The previously neutral Blacktron was recast as the villains, with the civilians of Futuron as their targets. As a mediator between these warring factions, and to protect the peaceful members of Futuron from the evils of the Blacktron scourge, the Space Police were introduced. The first generation of Space Police in 1989 saw a military-like law enforcement faction. They wore standardized black-and-white uniforms identical to the more brightly colored Futuron faction. Even with their monochrome uniforms, however, they still looked like bright stars compared to the then ominous black of the Blacktron flight suits. Another innovation brought to the LEGO Space-verse by the introduction of the Space Police faction was an interchangeable modular design to their ships. Colored black and blue with translucent-red elements, most of the ships in the Space Police line came with universally-designed and full...

Guide SP-4: Space Police 3 (2009)

-Space Police 3 (2009)- Though often considered the 3rd generation of the “Space Police” subtheme, “Space Police 3” (which was originally just called “Space Police”), was more of a reboot than a continuation of the fan-favorite theme. The theme came on the heels of the 2007-2009 “Mars Mission” theme, and like “Mars Mission”, “Space Police 3” had more modernist aesthetics and concepts. Instead of facing off against an opposing factions like the previous iterations, the officers of “Space Police 3” struggled to apprehend the alien criminal organization, The Black Hole Gang. The alien members of the gang often had very Mafia-esque appearances and names, and most included a molded single-piece head. The vehicles in “Space Police 3” were generally smaller in size than previous “Space Police” themes. They opted for smaller speeder and speeder-bike vehicles that more resembled modern motorcycle and automobiles than the sci-fi ship and air speeders of all the LEGO Space themes that had c...

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