Celebrate John Glenn’s historic trip around the Earth with an egg drop at New Mexico Museum of Space History on Feb. 28
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. Click title for details.
Celebrate Women in Space and their Contributions to Space Exploration, Travel, and Science
Celebrate Women in Space at the NM Museum of Space History. Click title for details.
NM Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture: “From Shuttle Camp to Spaceship”
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium. Click title for details.
Join us for “HAM Day” at the New Mexico Museum of Space History!
NM 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. Click title for details.
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting
The Astronomy League monthly meeting is held on the second Thursday of each month in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center and is free to attend. Click title for details.
Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture: “Apollo, The Men in the Moon”
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium. Click title for details.
New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Meeting
New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission MeetingDate: Friday, October 31, 2025Time: 1:00 PM MDT Location: New Mexico Museum of Space HistoryClyde Tombaugh Dome Theater & Planetarium – Front […]
The New Horizons Dome Theater & Planetarium will be closed on Monday, August 4 through Sunday, August 24 for upgrades to the projector system.
The New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium will be closed for upgrades in all our systems. Please check our website and social media for updates on the progress.
NM Museum of Space History’s Launch Pad Lecture: Black Holes: Visualizing the Inconceivable
Join us on August 1 for an engaging dive into black holes. In this captivating Launch Pad Lecture, Dr. Brinkmann will discuss the evolution of our understanding of black holes—from Ole Rømer’s groundbreaking 1676 discovery about the speed of light to the latest breakthroughs in astrophysics and photography. Click image for details.
New Mexico Museum of Space History Governor’s Commission Meeting
The Governor’s Commission to the New Mexico Museum of Space History will hold a regular quarterly meeting at 1:00 pm in the front classroom of the Tombaugh Education Center on the campus of the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo, NM. Click the image for details.