New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Meeting

New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission MeetingDate: Friday, October 31, 2025Time: 1:00 PM MDT Location: New Mexico Museum of Space HistoryClyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium – Front Classroom3198 State Road […]
Space History Outreach Brings Pluto Discovery Story to Alamogordo Rotary Club

On September 4, 2025, Dr. Becca Michaels, Senior Instructional Coordinator at the museum, shared an inspiring story with the Alamogordo Rotary Club. Her presentation highlighted Clyde Tombaugh, the Kansas farm […]
October LPL:Systems Engineering for Space Missions

Speaker: Sara Kerner – Principal Software Engineer and Associate Fellow at Lockheed Martin Topic: Systems Engineering for Space Missions This topic will provide an overview of different space missions and […]
The NEW Road to the Moon

Free Launch Pad Lecture Friday, November 4, 2022, at 9:00 am. The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will be on Friday, November 4, […]
Apollo 9 Commander Jim McDivitt Passes Away at 93

Astronaut James A. McDivitt photo courtesy NASA International Space Hall of Fame Inductee James A. McDivitt has passed away at 93 surrounded by family and friends. A native of Chicago, […]
Exoplanets: We are Not Alone

Free Launch Pad Lecture Introduces New Worlds The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the Museum of Space History will feature Museum Outreach Coordinator Tony Gondola. His topic will be “Exoplanets: […]
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Destination Moon and the Films that Made Us Ask “What if?”

Launch Pad Lecture Friday, September 3rd When: Friday, September 2, 2022, at 9:00 am. Where: New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, NM. Take the elevator up to the second […]