Tuskegee Airmen Featured in February Launch Pad Lecture
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Popular Speaker Series Moves Location to New Horizons Theater What: The Tuskegee Airmen, an historic group of World War II African American fighter and bomber pilots, will be the topic […]
Beaming into the Governor’s Gallery: Sci Fi & Sci Fact: Two Worlds Collide
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What: The new temporary exhibit Sci Fi & Sci Fact: Two Worlds Collide will open in the Governor’s Gallery in Santa Fe on Monday, January 15. The exhibit, created by […]
Museum Welcomes Three New Staff Members
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(Alamogordo, New Mexico, January 4, 2024) – The New Mexico Museum of Space History is pleased to welcome three new staff members – Education Specialist Llirmarie DeLeon, Assistant Curator Brianna Buller, […]
Ranger & Mariner: All Aboard! Free January Launch Pad Lecture Friday
What: The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will feature Museum Education Director Mike Shinabery. His topic will be “Ranger & Mariner: All Aboard!” Shinabery […]
Astronomy League December Activities
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What: The Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League has lots going on in December! This month’s League meeting has been moved to Thursday, December 7. The monthly meeting of the New […]
Sci Fi & Sci Fact: Two Worlds Collide Exhibit Opens December 15
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What: Learn how Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has helped save lives. Discover how a guy named Hugo laid the groundwork for virtual reality and wireless technology in the early 1900s. See how the realms […]
Rayguns, Robots, and Rocketships! Free December Launch Pad Lecture Friday
What: The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will feature Museum Executive Director Chris Orwoll. His topic will be “Rayguns, Robots, and Rocketships!” Orwoll will […]
Apollo Legend Frank Borman Passes Away at 95
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Astronaut Borman Died November 7, 2023 (Alamogordo, New Mexico) – Veteran of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8, Frank Borman passed away on November 7, 2023, in Billings, Montana, following a stroke. […]
Free Star Party Saturday, Nov. 11
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What: The Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League is hosting a free Star Party for everyone who loves to stargaze. Astronomy League members will point out Saturn, Jupiter, and other wonders […]
Free November Launch Pad Lecture Celebrates 25 Years on the Space Station
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What: The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will feature Museum Education Director Michael Shinabery. His topic will be “ISS: 25th Anniversary”. He’ll give a brief […]