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The Museum of Space History's Launch Pad Lecture Series

New Mexico Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture: Listen to the Stars: How a Blind Astronomer “Hears” the Cosmos

February 24, 2026

New Mexico Museum of Space History Launch Pad LectureSpeaker: Brianna Buller, Museum CuratorLecture Topic: “Listen to the Stars: How a Blind Astronomer “Hears” the Cosmos”Location: New Horizons Dome Theater and PlanetariumDate: March 6, 2026Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Alamogordo, NM – The groundbreaking work of blind astronomer Wanda Díaz-Merced will be brought into focus at the New

NM Museum of Space History's Science Saturday

Celebrate John Glenn’s historic trip around the Earth with an egg drop at New Mexico Museum of Space History on Feb. 28

February 24, 2026

What: Astronaut John Glenn orbited the Earth in February of 1962. Celebrate that event with the John Glenn Egg Drop at the New Mexico Museum of Space History. When: Saturday, February 28, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Why: After orbiting the planet, John Glenn’s Friendship 7 capsule plummeted back to Earth, but it was engineered to protect him from the life-threatening

Celebrate Women in Space at the NM Museum of Space History

Celebrate Women in Space and their Contributions to Space Exploration, Travel, and Science

February 23, 2026

This exciting event at the NM Museum of Space History will celebrate the accomplishments of Women in Space for International Women’s Day.

The Governor’s Commission to the New Mexico Museum of Space History will hold a regular quarterly meeting at 1:00 pm.

New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Meeting (Special)

February 17, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE The New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission will conduct a special meeting on: Date: Friday, February 27, 2026 Time: 1:00pm PM MST Location: New Mexico Museum of Space History Clyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & PlanetariumFront Classroom (First)3198 State Road 2001Alamogordo, NM 88310 The Mission of the New Mexico Museum of

New Mexico Museum of Space History's special event "Rockets and Rosé"

Celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with Rockets and Rosé at the New Mexico Museum of Space History

February 4, 2026

New Mexico Museum of Space History Special Evening Event: “Rockets and Rosé”Location: New Mexico Museum of Space History, Main Building, 2nd FloorDate: Thursday, February 12, 2026Time: 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM Celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with Rockets and Rosé at the New Mexico Museum of Space History. This explosive event on February 12th

We’re HAMming it up at NM Museum of Space History in Alamogordo

January 29, 2026

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. HAM was launched 157 miles into space on January 31, 1961, paving

Join the New Mexico Museum of Space History at the Albuquerque Comic Con

January 13, 2026

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

New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Meeting

January 9, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE The New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission will conduct their regular quarterly meeting on: Date: Friday, January 30, 2026 Time: 1:30pm PM MST Location: Stuart L. Udall Center for Museum Resources Large Conference Room (2nd Floor)725 Camino LejoSanta Fe, NM 87505 The Mission of the New Mexico Museum of Space History Commission

News from the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo, NM

Upper Parking Lot to be Temporarily Closed beginning January 5th

December 29, 2025

The small parking area up by the main Museum will be closed beginning January 5th. The temporary handicapped parking spaces (see blue areas on map) will still be available near the Museum entrances. All guests and employees should continue to park in the upper or lower parking lots.

Limited tickets are on sale for 2026 Trinity Site Guided Tour

December 24, 2025

On July 16, 1945, a tremendous explosion in the New Mexico desert marked the beginning of the end of World War II. The world’s first atomic bomb was detonated on that day at Trinity Site, on the north end of what is now White Sands Missile Range. The International Space Hall of Fame Foundation (ISHFF),