LEGO City 60226 Mars Research Shuttle

LEGO set 60226, Mars Research Shuttle, depicts a research shuttle in the City theme, under the Mars Exploration subtheme. Released in 2019, it contains 273 pieces and presents a civilian space mission with 2 astronaut minifigures.

The model belongs to LEGO City, specifically the Mars Exploration subtheme. Its central subject is a research shuttle, giving the set a contemporary space mission setting rather than a film or television license.

The build uses 273 pieces and includes 2 minifigures. Together, they provide a small crew for shuttle-based mission play.

The set suits play, display, and collecting within LEGO City Space. In the Mars Exploration range, it can be viewed as a main flight vehicle, useful for linking astronaut figures with research scenarios and broader Mars mission layouts.

Inventory of set 60226

The inventory of set 60226 lists 273 pieces, spare parts excluded: 137 different lots (one shape in one color) for 117 part shapes. The box also contains 6 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 60226

Main color: white, making up 31% of the parts, followed by black (20%) and light bluish gray (11%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 60226

102 of the 117 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 60226

One part shape in set 60226 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

No similarly sized set supplies more than a quarter of its parts: set 60226 relies on a little-shared assortment.

Size of set 60226 within its line

With 273 pieces, set 60226 ranks #293 out of 723 City sets in our database, which have an average of 306 parts. Among the 459 sets released in 2019, it ranks #190.