Lego Space is a Lego theme that features astronauts, space colonization, spaceships, and extraterrestrial life. The idea was originally introduced in 1978, and is among the oldest and most expansive themes in Lego history consisting over 200 individual sets. Initially, it was marketed under the Legoland banner until this became Lego System in 1992. History Early Space (1964–1973) At least three Lego sets were released prior to the so-called "Classic" Space theme, predating the standard Lego minifigure. The early Space sets were limited by color selection, and more specialized pieces had not yet been developed, with most Lego sets of this era composed of colorful stacked bricks. Once Lego began producing individual themes in the 1970s, many new parts were created and original pieces began appearing in new colors. "Classic" Space (1978–1987) The first Lego Space sets began an era of more complicated and less colorful designs with a heavy emphasis on space exploration. Much of the early Space sets consisted of blue, grey, white, and transparent yellow for ships and gray and transparent green for ground crafts. Designs began using stacked plates rather than stacked bricks in order to make sleeker spaceship profiles. In its earliest stages, Space sets consisted only of ships and basic wheeled vehicles, but as science-fiction designs grew, the basic pattern of ground-buggies, walking robots, spaceships, and bases developed. With the limited parts selection at the time, sets were still simplistic with designs including minifigure pilots steering their spacecraft with steering wheels, rocket engines as simple, transparent cones affixed to fence pieces, visor-less helmets, and often no in-flight pilot protection other than a spacesuit. The first minifigures released in this theme in 1978 wore either a red or white spacesuit, with yellow spacemen debuting a year later. By the mid-1980s, the color palette had shifted to predominantly white with a transparent blue theme, later used extensively in the Futuron theme. Two new colors of spacemen were introduced in blue and black uniforms. The first helmets had thin chinstraps that would break with normal use. In 1983, the helmet with thicker chinstraps appeared, although they were still susceptible to breakage. Futuron (1987–1990) In 1987, Lego added "factions" to its space theme with the introduction of Blacktron and the new subtheme based on space exploration was given the name "Futuron". The new line kept the logo, aesthetic, and the white and blue color scheme used in the