Officials with the New Mexico Museum of Space History, announced that they will re-open to the public on National Space Day, Friday, May 7. “We are all very excited to welcome the public back into the museum,” said Executive Director Christopher Orwoll. “While we have been closed, there’s been a lot of work going on […]Read More
February 18 celebrates the 90th Anniversary of the discovery of Pluto by New Mexico’s most famous adopted astronomer, Clyde W. Tombaugh who made the discovery at just 24 years old; Tombaugh would have been 114 this February 4. On Friday, February 7, Dr. John Spencer, Deputy Project Scientist on the New Horizons mission to Pluto, shares […]Read More
An Educator’s Evening is planned at the New Mexico Museum of Space History on Thursday, January 16 beginning at 6:00 pm in the Tombaugh Education Building on the museum’s campus. Activities for the evening are free to teachers and include a catered taco bar, door prizes, planetarium programs and demonstrations. “We can never show our […]Read More
From early effects on world history to intergalactic interlopers, take a fascinating look at the sometimes terrifying but always beautiful and fascinating world of comets. Join Museum Outreach Coordinator Tony Gondola for the new year’s first Launch Pad Lecture, Friday, January 3, at 9 a.m. on the museum’s first floor as he explores the world […]Read More
Every museum has a place where things are collected and stored, and at the New Mexico Museum of Space History that place is the Hubbard Collections, Library and Archives Building. Typically, that building is only open to researchers by appointment, but on Saturday June 22, it will be host to the free quarterly Into the […]Read More
Before it took a fiery dive into Jupiter’s atmosphere, the Galileo spacecraft sent back pictures and data that rewrote our understanding of the largest planet in the solar system and its gaggle of moons (including a few that might harbor life). On Friday, September 7, Museum Education Director Dave Dooling will host the monthly Launch […]Read More
The Tularosa Basin is known for its natural beauty, the white sands of gypsum and the space program. Wait a minute – the space program? To find out more about how the white sands and rockets go together, the public is invited to the Warehouse 1402 program Space and the Tularosa Basin. On Saturday, March […]Read More
Ticket sales for the April 7th Motorcoach Tour to Trinity Site are soaring and, in response, the New Mexico Museum of Space History has secured a third bus for the event. “We’ve been pleasantly surprised at the response to this April’s tour and it marks the first time we’ve added a third coach,” said Museum […]Read More
Alamogordo students are getting a once in a lifetime opportunity to talk with astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on February 21. NASA selected the New Mexico Museum of Space History, in conjunction with the Alamogordo School District and the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, to host a downlink from […]Read More
Fifteen years ago, the world was rocked when disaster befell the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia. After 27 missions, the Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003, killing all seven crew members. The entire Shuttle fleet was grounded for more than two years while teams of experts worked to make sure more safety […]Read More
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