Lego space mission: Denmark's first astronaut gets toys for company

Andreas Mogensen will take 26 specially designed toys on his mission to the International Space Station

Denmark is sending its first man into space - along with 26 Lego toys to keep him company on the journey.

Andreas Mogensen, a 38-year-old aerospace engineer from Copenhagen, will leave for the International Space Station on 2 September. The specially designed plastic toys joining him will bear the official logo of his mission for the European Space Agency (ESA) and will be given to schoolchildren as a competition prize once the mission is complete.