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Name: Launch Pad Lecture Topic: Tuskegee Airmen
Start: 2024-02-02T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-02-02T10:00:00+00:00
Location: New Mexico Museum of Space History

September 2023
September 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Free September Launch Pad Lecture Features Space Shuttle Tour

New Mexico Museum of Space History 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United States

What: The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will feature Museum Outreach Coordinator Tony Gondola who will be presenting a virtual tour of the space shuttle. When: Friday, September 1, 2023, at 9:00 am. Where: New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, NM. Take the elevator up to the second floor! Why: The […]

Free
September 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Astronomy League Star Party — NM Museum of Space History

Large parking lot above the Tombaugh Education Building 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, United States

This is a public star party supported by the Astronomy League and Museum Educators. Along with the normal array of telescopes, there will be big screen live viewing of astronomic objects as well as the usual visual observing. This event is free to the public and will be held in the museum’s lower parking lot. […]

Free
November 2023
November 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - November 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

THREE Free Days at the Museum for Vets!

New Mexico Museum of Space History 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United States

Veterans, Active-Duty Personnel, National Guard, First Responders, and Families Invited Veterans Day at the NM Museum of Space History What: Veterans, active-duty service members, National Guard personnel, and first responders are invited to attend the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo free on the federally observed holiday Friday, November 10, on Veterans Day, Saturday, […]

Free
November 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free Star Party Saturday, Nov. 11

New Mexico Museum of Space History 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United States

The Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League is hosting a free Star Party for everyone who loves to stargaze. Astronomy League members will point out Saturn, Jupiter, and other wonders of the early winter night sky. Selected objects will be shown live on large monitors to make viewing easier for children and the seeing impaired.

Free
December 2023
December 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Rayguns, Robots, and Rocketships! Free December Launch Pad Lecture Friday

New Mexico Museum of Space History 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United States

What: The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will feature Museum Executive Director Chris Orwoll. His topic will be “Rayguns, Robots, and Rocketships!” Orwoll will talk about pop culture and the museum’s upcoming exhibit “Sci Fi & Sci Fact.” When: Friday, December 1, 2023, at 9:00 am. Where: New Mexico Museum of […]

Free
December 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Astronomy League December Monthly Meeting

Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United States

What: The Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League has lots going on in December! This month’s League meeting has been moved to Thursday, December 7. The monthly meeting of the New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League welcomes astronomers of all ages and skill levels. The meeting will be held in the Clyde W. Tombaugh […]

Free
December 9, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Astronomy League December Star Party

New Mexico Museum of Space History 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United States

What: The Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League has lots going on in December! On Saturday, December 9th, bring the family up to the museum for a free public star party! It starts at 6:00 pm and will be held in the upper parking lot near the new observatory. Astronomy League members will point out Saturn, […]

Free
January 2024
January 5, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Launch Pad Lecture Topic: Ranger & Mariner: All Aboard!

New Mexico Museum of Space History 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United States

What: The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will feature Museum Education Director Mike Shinabery. His topic will be “Ranger & Mariner: All Aboard!” Shinabery will discuss these early space probes and what they were designed to do. This is the last Launch Pad Lecture to be held on the […]

Free
January 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Museum of Space History Astronomy League Meeting

New Mexico Museum of Space History 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United States

The theme of this meeting will be show and tell. Bring in anything you might have of interest, it can be new or old, just as long as its astronomy related. For more information, contact the Museum Outreach Department at 575-437-2840 ext 41135 or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org.

Free
February 2024
February 2, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Launch Pad Lecture Topic: Tuskegee Airmen

New Mexico Museum of Space History 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United States

Launch Pad Lecture Topic: Tuskegee Airmen with GUEST SPEAKER Carolyn Peeler at our NEW LOCATION! Inside the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Tombaugh Education Center! The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium. The program is free to attend. Museum staff, and sometimes special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future. Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided.

Free

Free Event

September 2023

Free September Launch Pad Lecture Features Space Shuttle Tour

Astronomy League Star Party — NM Museum of Space History

November 2023

THREE Free Days at the Museum for Vets!

Free Star Party Saturday, Nov. 11

December 2023

Rayguns, Robots, and Rocketships! Free December Launch Pad Lecture Friday

Astronomy League December Monthly Meeting

Astronomy League December Star Party

January 2024

Launch Pad Lecture Topic: Ranger & Mariner: All Aboard!

Museum of Space History Astronomy League Meeting

February 2024

Launch Pad Lecture Topic: Tuskegee Airmen

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