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SUMMARY:Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture: "Apollo\, The Men in the Moon"
DESCRIPTION:Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture\nGuest Speaker: Michael Shinabery\, NMMSH Education Director\nLecture Topic: “Apollo\, The Men in the Moon”\nLocation: New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium\nDate: January 2\, 2026\nTime: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM \nThe Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center. Museum staff\, and sometimes special guest speakers\, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future.  Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided. For more information\, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org
URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/museum-of-space-history-launch-pad-lecture-january-2026/
LOCATION:New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM\, 88310\, United States
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SUMMARY:Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting\nDate: January 8\, 2026\nTime: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nLocation: Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center \nThe NM Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League meeting is held on the second Thursday of each month in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center and is free to attend.  Museum staff and sometimes special guest speakers discuss topics ranging from public observing to off-site adventures.  For more information\, contact the Museum Outreach Department at 575-437-2840 ext 41135 or visit our website at www.NMSpaceMuseum.org.
URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/museum-of-space-historys-astronomy-league-monthly-meeting-january-2026/
LOCATION:Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM\, 88310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Events
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SUMMARY:The New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium will be closed January 14 and 15 for Staff Training
DESCRIPTION:The New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium will be closed January 14 and 15 for staff training. It will reopen January 16\, 2026.
URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/the-new-horizons-dome-theater-and-planetarium-will-be-closed-january-14-and-15-for-staff-training/
LOCATION:New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM\, 88310\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater Showings
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SUMMARY:Join the New Mexico Museum of Space History at the Albuquerque Comic Con
DESCRIPTION:Join the New Mexico Museum of Space History at the Albuquerque Comic Con from January 16-18 for three days of Space History fun and mingle with celebrities from the very shows that inspired the hit exhibit Sci-Fi/Sci-Fact\, including Star Wars\, Firefly\, Roswell\, and Star Trek. Be sure to stop by and see what’s happening at NMMSH and take a break from the crowd in the Planetarium Sensory Space.
URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/join-the-new-mexico-museum-of-space-history-at-the-albuquerque-comic-con/
LOCATION:Albuquerque Convention Center\, NM\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Meeting
DESCRIPTION:PUBLIC NOTICE \nThe New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission will conduct their regular quarterly meeting on: \nDate:              Friday\, January 30\, 2026 \nTime:             1:30pm PM MST \nLocation:      Stuart L. Udall Center for Museum Resources \nLarge Conference Room (2nd Floor) \n725 Camino Lejo \nSanta Fe\, NM  87505 \nThe Mission of the New Mexico Museum of Space History Commission is to provide direction\, advice\, and support to the Director of the Museum in the maintenance and operation of the Museum and its activities. \nA copy of the draft Regular Meeting Agenda shall be available at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting from the Museum in Alamogordo\, New Mexico\, as well as the Museum’s website (https://nmspacemuseum.org/events/list/)\, and from the Department of Cultural Affairs website (https://www.newmexicoculture.org/about/boards-and-commissions/upcoming-board-meetings) whose office is located at 407 Galisteo\, Suite 260\, in Santa Fe\, New Mexico. \nIf you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader\, amplifier\, qualified sign language interpreter\, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting\, please contact Angie Rathburn at (575) 437-2840 ext. 41107 or angie.rathburn@dca.nm.gov at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. \nPublic documents\, including the agenda and meeting minutes\, can be provided in various accessible formats.  If a summary or other type of accessible format is needed or for any additional information or assistance\, please direct requests to the contact person above. \n  \n                             \nPowered By EmbedPress
URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/new-mexico-museum-of-space-history-governors-commission-meeting-7/
LOCATION:Stewart L. Udall Center for Museum Resources\, 725 Camino Lejo\, Santa Fe\, NM\, 87505\, United States
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SUMMARY:Join us for "HAM Day" at the New Mexico Museum of Space History!
DESCRIPTION:Ham the astrochimp after his 1961 suborbital flight. Photo by Ralph Morse LIFE Pictures\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.\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.\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.\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.\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\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										HAM the astrochimp training for his historic flight. Photo courtesy of NASA.
URL:https://nmspacemuseum.org/event/go-bananas-for-ham-the-astrochimp-at-free-science-saturday/
LOCATION:New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium\, 3198 State Route 2001\, Alamogordo\, NM\, 88310\, United States
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