NM Museum of Space History Astronomy League Meeting
2024-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Thursday, February 8, 2024
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
NM Museum of Space History Astronomy League Meeting — The theme of this meeting will be show and tell. Bring in anything you might have of interest, it can be new or old, just as long as its astronomy related.
For more information, contact the Museum Outreach Department at 575-437-2840 ext 41135 or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org.

NM Museum of Space History Astronomy League Star Party
2024-02-10 18:00 - 21:00 | NM
Saturday, February 10, 2024
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
NM Museum of Space History Astronomy League Star Party
Museum Observatory Complex, Upper Parking Lot
This is a public star party supported by the Astronomy League and Museum Educators. Along with the normal array of telescopes, there will be big screen live viewing of astronomic objects as well as the usual visual observing. This event is free to the public and will be held at the museum’s observatory complex.
For more information, contact the Museum Outreach Department at 575-437-2840 ext 41135 or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org.

Launch Pad Lecture Topic: Project Gemini — Steppingstone to the Moon
2024-03-01 09:00 - 10:00 | NM
Friday, March 1, 2024
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Launch Pad Lecture Topic: Project Gemini: Steppingstone to the Moon
Speaker: Museum Director Chris Orwoll
NEW LOCATION! Inside the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Tombaugh Education Center!
The NM Museum of Space History’s Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium. The program is free to attend. Museum staff, and sometimes special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future.
Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided.

New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Meeting
2024-03-14 19:00 - 20:00 | NM
Thursday, March 14, 2024
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Meeting – The Astronomy League Meeting is held on the second Thursday of each month in the Clyde W Tombaugh Education Center and is free to attend. Museum staff and sometimes special guest speakers discuss topics ranging from public observing to off-site adventures.
For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party
2024-03-16 19:30 - 21:30 | NM
Saturday, March 16, 2024
7:30 PM — 9:30 PM
New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party
Location: Museum Observatory Complex, Upper Parking Lot
This is a public star party supported by the Astronomy League and Museum Educators. Along with the normal array of telescopes, there will be big screen live viewing of astronomic objects as well as the usual visual observing. This event is free to the public and will be held at the museum’s observatory complex.
For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Launch Pad Lecture Topic: The Sun Eater: Total Eclipse Preview
2024-04-05 09:00 - 10:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Friday, April 5, 2024
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Launch Pad Lecture Topic: The Sun Eater: Total Eclipse Preview
Speaker: Museum Education Specialist Mike Shinabery
NEW LOCATION! Inside the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Tombaugh Education Center!
The NM Museum of Space History’s Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium. The program is free to attend. Museum staff, and sometimes special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future.
Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided.

Total Solar Eclipse Viewing at the Museum of Space History
2024-04-08 10:30 - 14:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Don’t Miss the Total Solar Eclipse at the Museum!
Join us at the New Mexico Museum of Space History on Monday, April 8th to witness the captivating total solar eclipse!
The eclipse will begin at 10:30 AM and reach maximum coverage at 12:28 PM, lasting until 2:00 PM. We’ll have telescopes set up for a closer look, and we’ll be handing out solar eclipse glasses while supplies last.
This is a rare opportunity to experience the awe-inspiring beauty of a total solar eclipse. Bring your family and friends for an unforgettable day of space exploration and wonder.
We look forward to seeing you on campus for this remarkable celestial event!

New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Meeting
2024-04-11 19:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Thursday, April 11, 2024
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Meeting – The Astronomy League Meeting is held on the second Thursday of each month in the Clyde W Tombaugh Education Center and is free to attend. Museum staff and sometimes special guest speakers discuss topics ranging from public observing to off-site adventures.
For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party
2024-04-13 19:30 - 21:30 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party
Saturday, April 13, 2024
7:30 PM — 9:30 PM
Location: Museum Observatory Complex, Upper Parking Lot
This is a public star party supported by the Astronomy League and Museum Educators. Along with the normal array of telescopes, there will be big screen live viewing of astronomic objects as well as the usual visual observing. This event is free to the public and will be held at the museum’s observatory complex.
For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

NM Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Meeting
2024-04-26 13:00 - 16:30 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Friday, April 26, 2024
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
NM Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Meeting
The Governor’s Commission to the New Mexico Museum of Space History will hold a regular quarterly meeting at 1:00 pm. See agenda below. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact info@dca.nm.gov at least 48 hours before the meeting to discuss your accessibility needs.
The mission of the Governor’s Commission to the museum is to provide direction, advice, and support to the Director of the Museum in the maintenance and operation of the Museum and all of its activities. For more information, please email msh.info@state.nm.us
___________________________________________________________________________
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF SPACE HISTORY
GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION MEETING
DRAFT AGENDA
Friday, April 26, 2024
1:00 PM MDT
Alamogordo, NM
The Mission of the New Mexico Museum of Space History Commission is to establish museum of space history policy and determine the mission and direct the development of the museum subject to the approval of the secretary of cultural affairs and to provide direction, advice, and support to the Director of the Museum in the maintenance and operation of the Museum and its activities.

Call To Order – Mr. Jon Haas
Introductions – Commission and Guests
Action: Approve agenda for the April 26, 2023 Meeting – Commission
Action: Approve minutes from the January 26, 2024 Meeting – Commission
Department of Cultural Affairs Report – TBD
Commission Chair Report – Mr. Jon Haas
Division Director’s Report – Mr. Chris Orwoll
Report on Strategic Planning Progress – Mr. Chris Orwoll
Status of Educational Programs – Mike Shinabery and Llirmarie De Leon
Status on Collections – Sue Taylor
Int’l Space Hall of Fame Foundation Comments Mr. Johnny Powell
Open Discussion: Developing plans for the requirements, resources, and construction of a new large artifacts exhibit space.

Weather Permitting, walking tour of proposed locations for the building

Call for leadership of standing Sub-Committees for 2024 still open:

Development Committee – OPEN
Mission and Long-Range Planning – OPEN
Collections Committee – OPEN

Announcements
Action: Confirm/Establish Dates of Upcoming Meetings – Commission

Friday 26 July, 2024 (Location TBD)
Friday 25 October, 2024 (Alamogordo, NM)
Friday January 31, 2025 (Santa Fe, NM)

Adjournment – Commission

*Except for emergency matters, the Commission cannot take action on new business that is not on the posted agenda. New business requiring action will be added to the agenda for the next meeting of the Commission.

Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture
2024-05-03 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-06-07 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-05 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-02 09:00 - 10:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture
Location: New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center. Museum staff, and sometimes special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future. Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting
2024-05-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting
Location: Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting – The Astronomy League meeting is held on the second Thursday of each month in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center and is free to attend. Museum staff and sometimes special guest speakers discuss topics ranging from public observing to off-site adventures. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party
2024-05-11 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-06-08 20:00 - 22:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party
Location: Museum Observatory Complex, Upper Parking Lot
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party — This is a public star party supported by the Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League and Museum Educators. Along with the normal array of telescopes, there will be big screen live viewing of astronomic objects as well as the usual visual observing. This event is free to the public and will be held at the museum’s observatory complex. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Museum of Space History and the New Horizons Theater and Planetarium will Close Early at 2pm
2024-06-03 14:00 - 17:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
The New Mexico Museum of Space History and the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium will close early on June 3rd to prepare for the ALTUS AWARD CEREMONY. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party: “Serpents and Scorpions”
2024-07-13 20:30 - 22:30 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party: “Serpents and Scorpions”
Location: NMMSH Outdoor Observatory, Upper Parking Lot
Date & Time: July 13th at 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Visitors can enjoy the summer sky as a museum employee shares stories about the southern constellations. What do coconut trees have to do with the sky’s feistiest zodiac sign? Find out be joining the Astronomy league in viewing celestial bodies such as Saturn and Jupiter. Event begins at 8:30 in the New Mexico Museum of Space History outdoor observatory. Event will be held rain or shine. In case of poor visibility, activities will be moved to the Tombaugh Dome and Planetarium.
This is a public star party supported by the Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League and Museum Educators. Along with the normal array of telescopes, there will be big screen live viewing of astronomic objects as well as the usual visual observing. This event is free to the public and will be held at the NMMSH Outdoor Observatory in the upper parking lot. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture: History of the V-2
2024-09-06 09:00 - 10:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture
Location: New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Topic: History of the V-2
Speaker: Museum Education Director Mike Shinabery
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center. Museum staff, and sometimes special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future. Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Climb the Cube! 9/11 Remembrance Commemoration Ceremony
2024-09-14 07:30 - 10:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Event: Climb the Cube! 9/11 Remembrance Commemoration Ceremony
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024
Alamogordo’s New Mexico Museum of Space History is proud to host the upcoming 9/11 memorial Climb the Cube! event sponsored by the Alamogordo Fire Department. The event will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024, and commemorates the 343 firefighters, 60 police officers, 8 emergency medical technicians, and numerous other first responders, including K9 units lost on September 11, 2001.

Participants will climb the equivalent of 110 stories, symbolizing the ascent made by first responders in the World Trade Center towers. This event not only honors the fallen but also raises funds to support programs assisting the families of those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Event Details:

Date:  Saturday, September 14, 2024
Location:  New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, NM
Time: 7:30 am – 10:00 am
Registration: Register on arrival or preregistration is available online

The stair climb is open to all individuals, including first responders, civilians, and even K9 companions, reflecting the diverse group of heroes we honor. It is not a competitive race but a solemn tribute to bravery and sacrifice.

“This event is a powerful way to remember and honor the courage of all first responders who lost their lives on 9/11,” said April James, of the New Mexico Museum of Space History. “We’re especially proud to include recognition of the K9 units, whose contributions are often overlooked but were crucial in search and rescue efforts.”

Participants are encouraged to register in advance online at https://spacetrail.org/sites/stairclimb.

The event will feature special tributes to different groups of first responders, including firefighters, police officers, and EMTs.

The Museum of Space History is open from 10 am to 5 pm Saturday the 14th and will be free to first responders and their families.

For more information about the event, registration details, and participation guidelines, please contact the Alamogordo Fire Chief Jerry Ramirez at (575) 439-4298 or email afd@ci.alamogordo.nm.us

Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party: The Gorgon's Offspring
2024-09-14 19:30 - 21:30 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star PartyLocation: NMMSH Outdoor Observatory, Upper Parking Lot7:30 PM – 9:30 PMTheme: The Gorgon’s Offspring
Join museum staff as they recount the stories of Pegasus, Perseus, Andromeda, and Cassiopeia. Pegasus has been portrayed as a horse by many cultures, find out the backstory behind the famous winged horse in the sky. Meanwhile, the NMMHS Astronomy League will be telescoping objects in the sky such as Saturn, the moon, and of course, the Andromeda Galaxy. Event begins at 7:30 in the New Mexico Museum of Space History outdoor observatory. In case of poor visibility, activities will be moved to the Tombaugh Dome and Planetarium.
For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture — From Project Y to the Present: Los Alamos at the Intersection of Science and Circumstance
2024-10-04 09:00 - 10:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture
Location: New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Topic: From Project Y to the Present: Los Alamos at the Intersection of Science and Circumstance
Guest Speaker: Patrick Moore, Executive Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum
Patrick Moore, Executive Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum, will present From Project Y to the Present: Los Alamos at the Intersection of Science and Circumstance that expands on the history of Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project and highlights how the remarkable events behind the Trinity test near Alamogordo resulted in the creation of one of the nation’s premier global security and scientific research laboratories.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center. Museum staff, and sometimes special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future. Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Trinity Site Motor Coach Tour
2024-10-19 06:00 - 15:30 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Saturday, October 19, 2024
6:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Trinity Site Motor Coach Tour — Limited advance tickets are on sale now through the museum’s foundation and include the round trip to Trinity Site, guided tour, brownbag lunch, guided tour of the museum, and more. To reserve your tickets or for more information, call 575-437-2840 or visit nmspacemuseum.org.

Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture: Sputnik 2 — Laika's Cosmic Journey
2024-11-01 09:00 - 10:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture
TEMPORARY Location: Museum 2nd Floor
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Topic: Sputnik 2 — Laika’s Cosmic Journey
Speaker: Museum Education Specialist Marie DeLeon
Dive into the captivating story of Sputnik 2, the Soviet mission that sent Laika, a courageous canine, into orbit around the Earth. Discover the mission’s historical context, scientific breakthroughs, and ethical dilemmas, and see how this pivotal event set the stage for future space exploration.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center. Museum staff, and sometimes special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future. Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org
