Launch Pad Lecture: 49 & Counting – The NM Museum of Space History’s Countdown to 50
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month. Museum staff, along with special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to its future. Click title for details.
Launch Pad Lecture: Trailblazing Women of Space
On September 5, 2025, Carolyn Peeler will highlight the remarkable achievements of women identified by NASA as key trailblazers in the space program. Click title for details.
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.
July 4th Launch Pad Lecture is canceled
July 4th Launch Pad Lecture is canceled. Click image for details.
NM Museum of Space History’s Launch Pad Lecture: Digging Up Ancient Astronomy in the Desert Southwest
Photo: Creekside Great Kiva, courtesy of Jornada Research Institute Guest Speaker: David Greenwald, President of Jornada Research Institute Location: New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium When: June 6, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM […]
NM Museum of Space History’s Launch Pad Lecture: Digging Up Ancient Astronomy in the Desert Southwest
The 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. Click image for details.
New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Launch Pad Lecture: National Parks and Night Skies
Come learn about the role the National Park Service plays in protecting the night sky, why it’s important to recognize and treat dark skies as a natural resource, and how you can support these efforts. Click image for details.
Launch Pad Lectures Return to New Horizons Dome Theater
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is pleased to announce that the Launch Pad Lecture series will return to the New Horizons Dome Theater, starting with the April 4, 2025, lecture. Click image for details.
Feet on the Ground, Reaching for the Stars — the Women Aviators of Mercury 13 featured in our Launch Pad Lecture
Alamogordo, NM — Stars of a Different Kind: The Mercury 13 and Their Quest for Space, is next in our monthly Launch Pad Lecture series at New Mexico Museum of […]
Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture — Stars of a Different Kind: The Mercury 13 and Their Quest for Space
New Mexico Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month. This month’s lecture will be held on the second floor of the Museum due to construction in the New Horizons Dome Theater. Click the image for more details.