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
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 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
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
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.
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),
Join the New Mexico Museum of Space History for the next Launch Pad Lecture on December 5, Preservation Moon: Defining and Preserving the Cultural Landscape of Tranquility Base, presented by our new Executive Director, Karen Kincaid Brady. Preservation Moon offers a compelling reflection on one of humanity’s most remarkable achievements. On July 20, 1969, at 4:17 PM EDT,
IRecently, the New Mexico Museum of Space History hosted attendees of the ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) conference, with Dr. Beth O’Leary leading the event. Delegates from ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Aerospace Heritage (ISCoAH) explored the museum; they were immersed in New Mexico’s pivotal role in the story of space exploration. From
The New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Rocket Park and the adjacent playground will be temporarily closed to the public to ensure the safety of the public while the largest rocket, the Little Joe II rocket, undergoes refurbishment. Received by the museum in 1985, Little Joe II is one of only two known surviving rockets