42602

LEGO Friends set 42602, Space Research Rover, depicts a space research rover within the Friends theme. Released in 2024, it contains 514 pieces and frames space exploration through named characters and a story driven setting rather than an external licence.

Set 42602 places the Friends theme in a space research setting. The main subject is a rover that can support scenes of exploration, scientific work and contact with alien life. Based on the supplied theme data, it belongs to the Friends root theme and is not identified as part of an outside licence.

The set includes 514 pieces and 3 figures: Olivia as an adult in a spacesuit, William as an adult in a lavender space suit and a large medium azure alien. The build is centred on the rover and on the elements needed to stage a research scene, while avoiding assumptions about unconfirmed functions.

It is relevant for Friends collectors interested in later versions of familiar characters, and for builders who want a space subject handled through character based play. In a collection, it can stand alone as a rover model or be combined with other Friends sets to broaden scenes of science, adventure and exploration.