We have lift off! Space Shuttle Discovery available now
Posted by Huw,
10283 Space Shuttle Discovery is now available at LEGO.com in all regions.
The 2,354-piece set costs £169.99 / $199.99 / 179.99€. Unfortunately, the Ulysses space probe promotion has been delayed:
"Due to unexpected circumstances, there is a delay in the release of the space probe VIP reward. We do hope that it will be available soon. As soon as more information is available, we will make sure that we let all our fans know!"
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It's nice to get a firm release time but disappointing that the Ulysses probe is delayed, especially after the Porsche GWP was cancelled out of nowhere.
Any idea if the probe delay is also in the US?
Definitely getting this at some point, but without a decent GWP it can wait on my wishlist for a while.
Yeah I’ll be getting this but it’s gonna have to wait for now. I’ve spent far too much this year already and my wife is not happy!
I can save the bullets for Star Wars promotion in May while this one can wait for a little while for the probe or other GWP.
A little bummed about the VIP award but with the space coin dropping tomorrow as well at least I can grab that.
@KaiserCoaster said:
"Any idea if the probe delay is also in the US?"
I got the VIP email about this set earlier today and the probe wasn’t mentioned so I am assuming it is delayed here as well.
Without the probe, I'll wait...especially on a $200 set.
I wonder if it is stuck in the Suez
Live early. Order placed.
Available now
...anybody got an idea what time the space coin will come live in VIP rewards?
Just ordered!
Ordered a few mins ago.
The coin is live now
@Michael40Plus said:
"The coin is live now"
Where? Not on the French site for some reason...
@Altair1970 said:
" @Michael40Plus said:
"The coin is live now"
Where?"
It was in the VIP rewards section. I have a redeemed code.
The site went really slow at 00:00 BST and cleared down expired sweepstake as well as other items. The Silver Space Coin Appeared alongside space prints that you can download
Anyone know when the set is available in the US?
Hey Lego, why don’t you put your VIP coloring sheets up in a place that will suit you?...
@Michael40Plus said:
" @Altair1970 said:
" @Michael40Plus said:
"The coin is live now"
Where?"
It was in the VIP rewards section. I have a redeemed code.
The site went really slow at 00:00 BST and cleared down expired sweepstake as well as other items. The Silver Space Coin Appeared alongside space prints that you can download"
It’s not there now...
What Ulysses probe? It’s all about the Space Coin now ;)
@Samdefisher is it out of stock already?
@The_Rancor said:
"What Ulysses probe? It’s all about the Space Coin now ;)
@Samdefisher is it out of stock already?"
Even if its out of stock it would still show. I can still see it there, albeit redeemed.
Have you hard refreshed the page?
@The_Rancor said:
"What Ulysses probe? It’s all about the Space Coin now ;)
@Samdefisher is it out of stock already?"
Quite unlikely to sell out that fast... and it would still appear with the mention ''sold out'', like the previous coin... maybe there was a bug
No Ulysses probe at the lauch of 10283 . Collectible Silver Space Coin suddenly and mysteriously available to a few customers for about two seconds?
I obviously know that these are first world problems, but TLG are doing an astoundingly good job of botching most releases of their exclusive and long-awaited sets, and in what seems like new and ingenious ways each time.
Maybe it is better to just wait until the generic toy retail chains get their hands on a few shuttles and get them there - at an actual discount - and not through some archaic "VIP"-system that is more difficult and frustrating to deal with than the name should suggest. I do not know about you but I do not feel very "important" when attempting to navigate the (new) VIP system...
I’m not seeing any space coin or probe ????
Just a load of space colouring sheets ??
@Altair1970 said:
" @The_Rancor said:
"What Ulysses probe? It’s all about the Space Coin now ;)
@Samdefisher is it out of stock already?"
Quite unlikely to sell out that fast... and it would still appear with the mention ''sold out'', like the previous coin... maybe there was a bug"
Agreed and its not showing that ...yet
I'm not interested in the space coin, but I have been refreshing the VIP rewards page many times, just in case the Ulysses probe appeared, and I never once saw the coin. If the coin really is sold out already then that is just ridiculous! I'm assuming nobody saw a Ulysses probe in the rewards.
If it was there it was for a second....
I havent seen it
Surely if it was already sold out it would be on there as so.....
i'm seing the coin constantly ... (Austria page /de-at , with vivaldi browser)
just don't want it, i'm here fore ulysses :-)
@kolaxanthe said:
"I'm not interested in the space coin, but I have been refreshing the VIP rewards page many times, just in case the Ulysses probe appeared, and I never once saw the coin. If the coin really is sold out already then that is just ridiculous! I'm assuming nobody saw a Ulysses probe in the rewards."
I think I saw an announcement somewhere that the space probe availability was delayed until later this month
I see no coin at all. Very strange
@Altair1970 said:
" @kolaxanthe said:
"I'm not interested in the space coin, but I have been refreshing the VIP rewards page many times, just in case the Ulysses probe appeared, and I never once saw the coin. If the coin really is sold out already then that is just ridiculous! I'm assuming nobody saw a Ulysses probe in the rewards."
I think I saw an announcement somewhere that the space probe availability was delayed until later this month"
I saw that too, but still checking anyway.
This is all very annoying.
Collected the other 3 coins and the Holder. Now here for the next.
I have a very bad feeling about this....
@SuperMatt said:
"I see no coin at all. Very strange"
Do you see the space prints?
I also tried in a new browser and it is there so definitely no caching going on.
Lego have put the link up to the probe on the “offers and sale” page but it just goes to the reward site that still shows neither the probe or the discs coin - still shows the octan coin that I redeemed last month.
I only see the previous Octan coin (sold out)... very strange
@Michael40Plus said:
" @SuperMatt said:
"I see no coin at all. Very strange"
Do you see the space prints?
I also tried in a new browser and it is there so definitely no caching going on. "
Space prints are there, but definitely no space coin
Give it time... a few April Foolers here at the moment!
@Samdefisher said:
" @Michael40Plus said:
" @SuperMatt said:
"I see no coin at all. Very strange"
Do you see the space prints?
I also tried in a new browser and it is there so definitely no caching going on. "
Space prints are there, but definitely no space coin
"
Same here despite refreshing site ???
@sjr60 said:
"Give it time... a few April Foolers here at the moment!"
I think you’re right... I’m believing nothing until I see photographic evidence!!!
@sjr60 said:
"Give it time... a few April Foolers here at the moment!"
Yeah agree. I’m sure the coin Octan coin didnt come live till 09:00am 1st March
I was just able to redeem points for the coin in the us store.
@Samdefisher said:
" @sjr60 said:
"Give it time... a few April Foolers here at the moment!"
I think you’re right... I’m believing nothing until I see photographic evidence!!!
"
If I could post a picture I would. Its there as others have said. Clearly hit and miss. Just out of interest have you followed the link from the Offers & Sales page for the Ulysses Probe? Not sure if it will make any difference though
Giving it until 1am then crossing my fingers that it comes live at 9am...
@deansl1882 said:
"Giving it until 1am then crossing my fingers that it comes live at 9am..."
There is an image @Legoboy has posted in the forum
@Michael40Plus said:
" @Samdefisher said:
" @sjr60 said:
"Give it time... a few April Foolers here at the moment!"
I think you’re right... I’m believing nothing until I see photographic evidence!!!
"
If I could post a picture I would. Its there as others have said. Clearly hit and miss. Just out of interest have you followed the link from the Offers & Sales page for the Ulysses Probe? Not sure if it will make any difference though"
Yeah tried that. Got excited. Failed.
Coin code in Austria & Slovakia is EMEAJ for the space as well previous ones (at the end of name, might need switching to English as it might not appear in some languages)
It seem that France might have EMEAG based on Octan coin name, no Space on that one.
It might describe different inventory items in different regions/sub-regions.
@Michael40Plus said:
" @deansl1882 said:
"Giving it until 1am then crossing my fingers that it comes live at 9am..."
There is an image @Legoboy has posted in the forum"
Wont begrudge others getting them somehow. Will if they are just getting them to flog straight away!!
@deansl1882 said:
" @Michael40Plus said:
" @Samdefisher said:
" @sjr60 said:
"Give it time... a few April Foolers here at the moment!"
I think you’re right... I’m believing nothing until I see photographic evidence!!!
"
If I could post a picture I would. Its there as others have said. Clearly hit and miss. Just out of interest have you followed the link from the Offers & Sales page for the Ulysses Probe? Not sure if it will make any difference though"
Yeah tried that. Got excited. Failed."
Well it was worth a try at least. If its any comfort it's not showing out of stock, like the Octan coin.
@Michael40Plus said:
" @deansl1882 said:
" @Michael40Plus said:
" @Samdefisher said:
" @sjr60 said:
"Give it time... a few April Foolers here at the moment!"
I think you’re right... I’m believing nothing until I see photographic evidence!!!
"
If I could post a picture I would. Its there as others have said. Clearly hit and miss. Just out of interest have you followed the link from the Offers & Sales page for the Ulysses Probe? Not sure if it will make any difference though"
Yeah tried that. Got excited. Failed."
Well it was worth a try at least. If its any comfort it's not showing out of stock, like the Octan coin.
"
Yeah Agree
Already got mine confirmed in order
@Samdefisher said:
" @Michael40Plus said:
" @SuperMatt said:
"I see no coin at all. Very strange"
Do you see the space prints?
I also tried in a new browser and it is there so definitely no caching going on. "
Space prints are there, but definitely no space coin
"
FWIW, I just used VIP points to get the space coin (US store), but the shuttle hasn’t gone live yet. I got instructions to redeem the reward “with my next purchase” (tonight).
Classic space coin definitely up in US now
@Altair1970 said:
"I only see the previous Octan coin (sold out)... very strange"
Same here.
I see the space prints and the Octan coin (showing as sold out) but no mention of the space coin.
Theres already one on eBay UK with a pic of the VIP rewards page - ffs! I’ve tried chrome and safari, cleared all caches, still can’t see it at all
Not to pile on, but was able to redeem the coin in the US. Glad I can easily add it to the shuttle order tonight.
@rljf311 said:
"Anyone know when the set is available in the US?"
They usually go live at midnight EST.
@JaakoNikolai said:
" @rljf311 said:
"Anyone know when the set is available in the US?"
They usually go live at midnight EST."
Thank you! Living on the East Coast myself, that will make it easy for me to keep track of. This is only my second time getting a set on release day, and my first time doing it online, so I didn't know what to expect.
@KaiserCoaster said:
"Any idea if the probe delay is also in the US?"
Yes- delayed in the US too
The space coin came up for me a few mins after midnight no issues and it's on my order receipt now I've redeemed it.
Not a single over person in Europe or UK I've heard was able to redeem it though... Just me?
Lol, 8 points short of getting the coin. How much do I really care about this thing...
EDIT: Ugh. New VIP system is the worst. Noticed 80020 Dragon Horse was available so ordered it to pick up my last few points. But apparently I don't get the points until it ships. Hope the coins last that long...
*sigh*
So I’ve been hunting around the site a bit. Discovery is not listed under Creator Expert, nor under any other Theme category that I can tell (the Chinese Traditional Festival sets were the same way). You can find it by searching for the set number (10283), or by going to Interests, Space. I expect it will be a lot easier to find after it launches, since there will be a front page banner linked to the product page, but I really wish they could make _EVERY_ set accessible from Themes.
I got the Space coin booked early, before the midnight rush, and I watched the VIP video with Dr. Kathy Sullivan. If you haven’t checked it out, you really should. She mentions why she’s the “most vertical” person on Earth, gives a rather unique assessment of the model as someone who was actually part of STS-31, and talks about some of the challenges they faced in that mission. She’s the first American woman to perform a space walk (and probably also the first to perform a “space don’t walk”). One thought that popped into my head is that you don’t often run into someone whose career highlights have “and I was also an astronaut” tacked on to the end. By the end of the Apollo program, usually you’d hear that becoming an astronaut was the main goal of their career, not that NASA came and offered them a spot.
She also has the same thought on the commercialization of spaceflight. There’s been this big push in the US for the “privatization” of spaceflight. NASA does it because the US government gives them a budget to spend on that. We’ve already seen privatization with NASA hiring out launches instead of only using their own launch vehicles, but to date the only private citizens who have gone to space have done that so they can say they’ve been to space. There’s nothing to really do when you get there, other than take a few photos and experience zero-g. I think I’ve done eight or nine round-trip flights in my life, but never once just so I could say I’ve flown on a plane. It was always with a destination in mind. Until there are places to go and things to do (and a LOT more affordable), space tourism will remain the realm of bored billionaires.
@ra226:
On the one hand, it is probably the most anticipated coin of the bunch. On the other hand, none of the other coins has sold out in a matter of hours in the US.
@PurpleDave said:
"
@ra226:
On the one hand, it is probably the most anticipated coin of the bunch. On the other hand, none of the other coins has sold out in a matter of hours in the US."
Yeah but this time I'm up against Classic Space fans! =P
Wow, this was one of the more harrowing LEGO order experiences I've had; involved refreshing the payment confirmation multiple times and getting bad gateway errors, but it finally went through. If you're in the US, I'd just say be persistent.
@ra226:
Hence the first hand. But where the EU has pretty much blown through their stock in a few hours, I think all three previous coins lasted at least a few days to weeks in the US.
You ordered something that’s in stock and not likely to suddenly hit backordered status. It’s in before the crush of Discovery orders. It should ship pretty quickly and free up the points you need, but if it doesn’t you could always try calling LEGO.com and seeing if they’ll take pity on you.
So www.lego.com is just collapsing under the load.
Can't get to the payment page, the VIP page, or any page really.
Someone didn't scale the site up enough I think.
Took 20 minutes but was able to get order in
Finally got mine in after 27 minutes of loading and loading and 502's, and unexpected errors, and loading.
Took 15 minutes, but got my order in. Touch and go, especially when processing the payment. Maybe just Canada, but LEGO threw in a 40335 Space Rocket Ride as well as 40449 Carrot House when I placed my order.
I had the page open before midnight and was able to place my order about 10 or so minutes ago, but when I decided to check back on the page now, I got a 502 and then a "You have been placed in a queue." Wow. I've never seen anything like this!
Also, on my order status page, it said I qualified for 40335, in addition to 40449. Is this just a glitch or did they actually have some of 40335 leftover?
I need a cigarette and a drink after getting through that checkout process.
FYI, I had better luck clicking the affiliate links in the article versus trying to go to the main Lego website.
I also got 40335, after 28 minutes of clicking and refreshing, which is a nice surprise since I missed it the first time around.
Yes, in the US, 40335 appears to be included as an extra GWP with orders of around $125 (does not require purchase of 10283).
@legozhad said:
"So www.lego.com is just collapsing under the load.
Can't get to the payment page, the VIP page, or any page really.
Someone didn't scale the site up enough I think. "
This has been happening a lot lately on new release nights.
I saw the space coin listed on ebay around 9:30pm Eastern US. I hopped on and redeemed it at 9:35 and placed a small order. Glad I got in before the Shuttle release madness.
Curious after various reports of different promos. Just went and added a shuttle to my cart and had no promos appear. I got the carrot house promo with my earlier order.
Checked the VIP page and the coin is showing as redeemed (since I ordered it and it was a limit of 1). So not sure if in stock or not.
yeah, took almost 25 minutes to finally get my order in. failed the first time while entering payment, but when I finally was able to reload the page at least I got back to the same place in checkout process. Also got the 502 Gateway error - but it showed the order number in the URL so I looked for that. After another 10 minutes of waiting/reloading finally saw my order listed on the site, so 2nd time was the charm. whew!
I just got the email confirmation and it looks like 40335 and 40449 both got removed from my order despite being in my cart all through checkout. Order details on the website show the same.
@KaiserCoaster said:
"I just got the email confirmation and it looks like 40335 and 40449 both got removed from my order despite being in my cart all through checkout. Order details on the website show the same."
Same thing happened to me.
@yo_dabrick :
Seriously? I had the carrot house showing before midnight (trying to get a “quick” order through to get the Octan coin before redeeming the Space coin). By the time I could even get my cart to finish loading, the carrot house had disappeared. Never saw any sign of the rocket ride. No GWPs on either order that I didn’t have to redeem a code for.
@sbpyrat:
I’ve cashed in points for all four coins so far. I’m pretty sure that Castle changed from “Redeemed” to “Sold Out” before it disappeared.
Space Coin was "Sold Out" when I checked it at around 7:00 CEST
I still can’t see the Space coin. Maybe it’s just for customers Who have redeemed the other coins as well? I am really not happy how they handle their VIP rewards. It feels mor like a punishment than a reward center. Thanks but no thanks.
Refreshing the VIP page from time to time.
I only see the Octan coin with the notice that it's sold out.
I'll probably see it replaced with the Space coin and the notice that it is sold out.
Would be nice if they mentioned that the coin is only available for certain regions.
I am glad I ignored the Lego website..
It told me yesterday that it was going to be launched at 1am CET, not 1am CEST (Yes, I made sure I read CET many many times)
Even so, I didn't think that was right, so I was gonna check at both Midnight BST && 1AM BST... JUST TO BE SURE..
And yep.. the lego website was wrong..
Still a bit miffed about the space coin. Have got all the others and been checking since midnight. Would have expected it to be showing as sold out it it came and went?
@Kerplumski said:
"Still a bit miffed about the space coin. Have got all the others and been checking since midnight. Would have expected it to be showing as sold out it it came and went?"
I’m in exactly the same position. Still hoping it becomes properly available shortly... I think whoever (if they did) had access in the night it was possibly a mistake... fingers crossed
@Samdefisher said:
" @Kerplumski said:
"Still a bit miffed about the space coin. Have got all the others and been checking since midnight. Would have expected it to be showing as sold out it it came and went?"
I’m in exactly the same position. Still hoping it becomes properly available shortly... I think whoever (if they did) had access in the night it was possibly a mistake... fingers crossed
"
Yes fingers crossed! Still have the shuttle in my basket but don't want to checkout until I can add the coin to the order
I'll pick it up later at the store. It's been almost half a year since I stopped buying anything from LEGO.com... I buy the sets on a Lego certified store or from other retailers. I was so tired of staying up at night and experience all the exhausting process of trying to make an order.. it wasn't healthy. Also the new VIP system is terrible... I don't care anymore.
Wonder how many people are currently cursing Lego and wearing out their refresh buttons.....
@deansl1882 said:
"Wonder how many people are currently cursing Lego and wearing out their refresh buttons.....
"
I'm certainly one of those people! I have the complete so far of coins and holder and really don't want to have one missing.
@hobsgrg said:
" @deansl1882 said:
"Wonder how many people are currently cursing Lego and wearing out their refresh buttons.....
"
I'm certainly one of those people! I have the complete so far of coins and holder and really don't want to have one missing."
Exactly the same. Annoyingly this is the one others will want on its own.....
@deansl1882 said:
" @hobsgrg said:
" @deansl1882 said:
"Wonder how many people are currently cursing Lego and wearing out their refresh buttons.....
"
I'm certainly one of those people! I have the complete so far of coins and holder and really don't want to have one missing."
Exactly the same. Annoyingly this is the one others will want on its own....."
Sorry @deansl1882 but I'm just more of a Space guy.
10:25AM here... still nothing new; no Space coin showing (still showing the previous Octan coin as sold out) and in the meantime the free Easter Bunny Carrot House got removed from my refreshed shopping cart... bummer!
I've got better things to do at my day off from work.
Oh well, at least some money saved then for the time being (so I can save it up for a new computer keyboard with more durable F5 button ;P )
Its on there everyone! Get redeeming!!!!!! I am done.
It's there in UK!!!
@deansl1882 said:
"Its on there everyone! Get redeeming!!!!!! I am done."
Thank you, done! (Luckily I waited another 5 minutes.) :D
VIP space coin available in the Netherlands!
Space coin is available in the UK Lego VIP page
Just got the Space coin, happy ending :-)
That is weird. Why would TLC enable the Space Coin in some European countries at 1:00 and wait until 10:30 in other European countries?
@hold0511 said:
"Space coin is available in the UK Lego VIP page"
Now redeemed, hurrah!
Yeeeaaaahhhhh!! Thank god, got it! And theres my wife thinking I was mad For booking a days annual leave from work to make sure I got it.... haha
@Samdefisher said:
"Yeeeaaaahhhhh!! Thank god, got it! And theres my wife thinking I was mad For booking a days annual leave from work to make sure I got it.... haha"
Glad you got it in the end.
Me too ;) it was a bit painful. So at least we are sorted now in the UK;)
@Sonicsw said:
"Me too ;) it was a bit painful. So at least we are sorted now in the UK;)"
in France too :-)
Well, it looks like an item that people were taking so much pleasure in saying was rubbish, or scratched, or wonky in the case, or not a coin, has suddenly got kind of popular!
@Michael40Plus said:
" @Samdefisher said:
"Yeeeaaaahhhhh!! Thank god, got it! And theres my wife thinking I was mad For booking a days annual leave from work to make sure I got it.... haha"
Glad you got it in the end. "
Thanks mate :-)
Already 8 on Ebay..... £70 - £100
Decent return on your points!
Not even 10am and the space coin is sold out. I hope everybody that wanted one got theirs.
Placed my order at 00:11 in the UK. So much for the 1.00am CET release window :-D
Just waiting on the Ulysses set next - VIP points ready
I got my Classic Space Coin code, but I'm waiting on the Ulysses VIP promo....
@sjr60:
It reminds me of the vintage cop CMF, where everyone gripes about it until they found out how much they could sell it for.
@PurpleDave said:
" @yo_dabrick :
Seriously? I had the carrot house showing before midnight (trying to get a “quick” order through to get the Octan coin before redeeming the Space coin). By the time I could even get my cart to finish loading, the carrot house had disappeared. Never saw any sign of the rocket ride. No GWPs on either order that I didn’t have to redeem a code for.
@sbpyrat:
I’ve cashed in points for all four coins so far. I’m pretty sure that Castle changed from “Redeemed” to “Sold Out” before it disappeared."
@PurpleDave
Yes, seriously. Both my e-mail order confirmation and the order details on LEGO.com include both GWPs
Tried early in the morning like 3am and it was glitching but then later in the afternoon about late afternoon, I went on, it was there in my cart, and I checked out.
Got a confirmation.
So it's still in stock as far as I know in the US.
Although, I got zero GwP's.
I thought there were a couple of things free especially with a $200usd purchase.
My goodness. My order has been "in warehouse" for over eight days now. Thanks Lego. I'll look at the pictures instead :(