BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//New Mexico Museum of Space History - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:New Mexico Museum of Space History X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for New Mexico Museum of Space History REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20190310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20191103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20200308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20201101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20210314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220409T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220409T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230913 CREATED:20220216T183518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T183518Z UID:17778-1649498400-1649502000@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Science Saturday at Pizza9 in the White Sands Mall “Exploring the Universe: Orbiting Objects” DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/nm-museum-of-space-historys-science-saturday-at-pizza-9-5/ LOCATION:Pizza9 at the White Sands Mall\, Alamogordo\, NM\, 88310\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220401T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220401T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211227T214407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211227T214407Z UID:17591-1648803600-1648810800@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Launch Pad Lecture “Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets” DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/launch-pad-lecture-at-the-nm-museum-of-space-history-3/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220312T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220312T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20220216T182826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T183714Z UID:17774-1647079200-1647082800@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Science Saturday at Pizza9 in the White Sands Mall "A Bridge to Space" DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/nm-museum-of-space-historys-science-saturday-at-pizza-9-4/ LOCATION:Pizza9 at the White Sands Mall\, Alamogordo\, NM\, 88310\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220304T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220304T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211227T213312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220303T165834Z UID:17589-1646384400-1646391600@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Launch Pad Lecture “Three Steps to the Moon: The First Artemis Missions” DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/launch-pad-lecture-at-the-nm-museum-of-space-history-2/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Orion-Spacecraft.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220212T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220212T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211228T174836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T174836Z UID:17597-1644660000-1644663600@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Science Saturday at Pizza9 in the White Sands Mall DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/nm-museum-of-space-historys-science-saturday-at-pizza-9-3/ LOCATION:Pizza9 at the White Sands Mall\, Alamogordo\, NM\, 88310\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220204T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220204T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211227T212903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T170803Z UID:17587-1643965200-1643972400@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Launch Pad Lecture "Back in the Saddle Again: The Flight of Apollo 14" DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/launch-pad-lecture-at-the-nm-museum-of-space-history/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Apollo-14-Edgar-Mitchell-explains-MET.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220128T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220128T130000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20220119T163325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T205654Z UID:17670-1643374800-1643374800@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Meeting DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/new-mexico-museum-of-space-history-governors-commission-meeting-2/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2017-Monaghan-Museum_rocket-park-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220108T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220108T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211228T174525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T174525Z UID:17594-1641636000-1641639600@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Science Saturday at Pizza9 in the White Sands Mall DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/nm-museum-of-space-historys-science-saturday-at-pizza-9-2/ LOCATION:Pizza9 at the White Sands Mall\, Alamogordo\, NM\, 88310\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220107T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220107T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211227T211641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T180358Z UID:17574-1641546000-1641553200@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Launch Pad Lecture “Rocket Man: Max Faget\, The Ultimate Spacecraft Designer” DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/launch-pad-lecture/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211226 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211117T172450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T172450Z UID:17319-1640390400-1640476799@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Closed on Christmas Day DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/the-museum-and-theater-are-closed-on-christmas-day/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211211T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211211T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211130T221137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211208T155444Z UID:17381-1639216800-1639220400@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:“Cosmic Christmas Crafts!” Science Saturday at Pizza 9 in the White Sands Mall DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/nm-museum-of-space-historys-science-saturday-at-pizza-9/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Pocket-Solar-System-c-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211203T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211203T100000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211130T211931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211130T212229Z UID:17352-1638522000-1638525600@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Launch Pad Lecture "SpaceX Starship: To Orbit and Beyond" DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/launch-pad-lecture-spacex-starship-to-orbit-and-beyond/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SpaceX_Starship_SN9_Evening_Rays-c-Jared-Krahn.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211126 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211117T172253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T172253Z UID:17315-1637798400-1637884799@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Closed on Thanksgiving Day DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/the-museum-and-theater-are-closed-on-thanksgiving-day/ LOCATION:NM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20211105T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20211105T100000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211029T142517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211029T161252Z UID:17273-1636102800-1636106400@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Launch Pad Lectures Re-Launch November 5 DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/launch-pad-lectures-re-launch-november-5/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Monthly Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Roddenberry-on-set-credit-Everett-Collection.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="NM Museum of Space History":MAILTO:msh.info@state.nm.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211029T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211029T170000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20211018T084547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T154848Z UID:16867-1635512400-1635526800@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Regular Meeting DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/museum-of-space-history-governors-commission-regular-meeting/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2017-Monaghan-Museum_rocket-park-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20211002T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20211002T180000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20210427T161556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210812T222424Z UID:15837-1633156200-1633197600@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:October Trinity Site Tour DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/october-trinity-site-tour/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TrinitySiteHistoricalMarkerHighwaySign.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210814T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210814T110000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20210812T220121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210812T221825Z UID:17001-1628935200-1628938800@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:"Sculpting the Stars" Science Saturday at Pizza 9 DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/sculpting-the-stars-science-saturday-at-pizza9/ LOCATION:Pizza9 at the White Sands Mall\, Alamogordo\, NM\, 88310\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FB_Event_SciSat-at-Pizza9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210507T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210507T160000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20210427T161858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T161858Z UID:15834-1620381600-1620403200@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Museum to Re-open on Friday\, May 7th DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/museum-to-re-open-on-friday-may-7th/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210430T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210430T170000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20210423T125518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T125518Z UID:15802-1619787600-1619802000@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Regular Meeting of the New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Governor’s Commission Friday\, April 30\, 2021 DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/regular-meeting-of-the-new-mexico-museum-of-space-historys-governors-commission-friday-april-30-2021/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Special Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210312T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210312T170000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20210310T101110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T101110Z UID:15743-1615554000-1615568400@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Regular Meeting of the New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Governor’s Commission DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/regular-meeting-of-the-new-mexico-museum-of-space-historys-governors-commission/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Special Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201211T130000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20201202T090722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201202T090722Z UID:15716-1607691600-1607691600@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF SPACE HISTORY GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION MEETING DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/new-mexico-museum-of-space-history-governors-commission-meeting/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Special Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200922 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20200331T113822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T113822Z UID:15436-1600387200-1600732799@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:EVENT CANCELLED -- Great Southwest Star Party! DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/great-southwest-star-party/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Nighttime Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmspacemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/star-gazing-1149228_1920.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200912T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200912T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20200331T113124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T113124Z UID:15433-1599904800-1599912000@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:EVENT CANCELLED -- Science Saturday!: The Camera in Your Head – Dissect a cow’s eye after simple experiments with lenses. Not for the squeamish. DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/science-saturday-the-camera-in-your-head-dissect-a-cows-eye-after-simple-experiments-with-lenses-not-for-the-squeamish/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200911T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200911T210000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20200331T112713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T112713Z UID:15430-1599850800-1599858000@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:EVENT CANCELLED -- 9.11 Commemoration Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/9-11-commemoration-ceremony-2020/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Commemorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200904T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200904T100000 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20200331T112454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T112454Z UID:15427-1599210000-1599213600@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:EVENT CANCELLED -- Launch Pad Lecture: Operation Paperclip DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/launch-pad-lecture-operation-paperclip/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Monthly Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210101 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20190828T162831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T162831Z UID:15929-1577836800-1609459199@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Live Digital Planetarium Show - Night Sky with Museum Educator DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/live-digital-planetarium-show-night-sky-with-museum-educator/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Theater Showings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210101 DTSTAMP:20260415T230914 CREATED:20190827T201927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190827T201927Z UID:15928-1577836800-1609459199@nmspacemuseum.org SUMMARY:Apollo 11: First Steps DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\n \n \n \n \n \n Alamogordo\, NM — America’s Astro-chimp\, HAM\, and his fellow primate pilots are being remembered for their contributions to the US Space Race during Science Saturday\, on January 31\, 2026\, at the NM Museum of Space History (NMMSH)\, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\n\nHAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for American Alan Shepard’s flight on May 5\, 1961\, as well as Yuri Gagarin’s flight one month earlier.\n\nTo commemorate the accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for HAM Day at the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. The event celebrates the anniversary of the flight and the role chimpanzees played in preparing the way for humans in space. After a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for all ages. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff.\n\nThe name HAM comes from Holloman Aero Medical\, where he was trained by Alamogordo resident Edward C. Dittmer Sr.\, who also suited up HAM and placed him in the Mercury Capsule perched on a Redstone rocket before the launch. Space scientists believed chimps had the intelligence and reasoning ability needed to test their theories about space travel for humans and whether their psychological abilities to perform in the vacuum of space would deteriorate during the flight. You can see one of the chimps’ space couches at NMMSH.\n\nHAM is buried at the NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo; his marker reads\, “HAM proved mankind could live and work in space.”\nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Science Saturday is held held on the last Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/.\n\n\n\n\nMore HAM Day 2026 Details:\nWHAT: To commemorate HAM’s launch 157 miles into space on January 31\, 1961\, paving the way for the US Space program. \nWHY: To remember the scientific accomplishment\, NMMSH is partnering with the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce for an explanation of the role all the Astro-Chimps played in preparing the way for humans in space. \nWHERE: The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium at New Mexico Museum of Space History\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM. Science Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. \nWHEN: Saturday\, January 31\, 2026\, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. \nWHO: Everyone’s invited\, after a short\, kid-friendly overview of great apes and early space medicine\, museum educators will lead hands-on\, great-ape-themed crafts designed for students in grades 2–7. Families are welcome to drop in at any time during the event\, and all basic supplies are included. There will also be “ham and cheese wheels” to eat\, and a homemade costume contest that will be judged by staff. \nScience Saturday is included with Museum admission. For more information\, call 575-437-2840 or visit www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/. \n \n \n \n \n HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA. URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/apollo-11-first-steps/ LOCATION:NM CATEGORIES:Theater Showings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR