“Oppenheimer After Trinity” to Premier at New Horizons Theater
What: The Museum of Space of Space History is pleased to present the award-winning documentary Oppenheimer After Trinity at the New Horizons Dome Theater. Oppenheimer After Trinity is a thought-provoking […]
The Sun to Put on Special Show for Great Southwest Star Party!
What: The sun is scheduled to put on a special annular eclipse to kick off the Great Southwest Star Party, featuring a deep partial eclipse with over 90% of the sun’s […]
Apollo 7 Astronaut Walter Cunningham Passes Away at 90
International Space Hall of Fame Inductee was 90 years old (Alamogordo, New Mexico, January 4, 2023) – International Space Hall of Fame Inductee Walter Cunningham passed away Tuesday, January 3, […]
Aerospace Legend Colonel Joe Kittinger Passes Away at 94
High Flying Pioneer Had Many Connections to Holloman Air Force Base (Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 9, 2022) – International Space Hall of Fame Inductee Colonel Joe Kittinger has passed away […]
Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov Passes Away
International Space Hall of Fame Inductee Held the World Record for Longest Manned Spaceflight International Space Hall of Fame Inductee Valeri Polyakov, the Russian cosmonaut who held the world record […]
Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets
Launch Pad Lecture Slated for Friday, April 1 (Alamogordo, New Mexico, March 15, 2022) – At the turn of the 20th century, most of the arid land east of Las […]
Three Steps to the Moon: The First Artemis Missions
Launch Pad Lecture Slated for Friday, March 4 (Alamogordo, New Mexico, March 2, 2022) – Artemis 1 will be NASA’s first moon mission since Apollo. The uncrewed mission will take […]
Back in the Saddle Again: The Flight of Apollo 14
Launch Pad Lecture Slated for Friday, February 4 (Alamogordo, New Mexico, January 28, 2022) – Apollo 14 was a mission of unusual things – from problems with the docking procedure […]
Rocket Man: Max Faget, The Ultimate Spacecraft Designer
Launch Pad Lecture Slated for Friday, January 7 (Alamogordo, New Mexico, December 27, 2021) – Exploring the incredible contributions of the boy who dreamed of being an engineer is the […]
New Horizons Theater Reopens with Film Premiere
Museum and Theater Return to Regular Hours (Alamogordo, New Mexico, Dec. 21, 2021) – The New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium will re-open on Sunday, December 26, with the premiere […]