Upper Parking Lot to be Temporarily Closed beginning January 5th

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 […]
Go Bananas for HAM the Astrochimp at Free Science Saturday

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.
Limited tickets are on sale for 2026 Trinity Site Guided Tour

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 […]
Launch Pad Lecture: Preservation Moon

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 […]
International Lunar Heritage Preservationists Visit Museum

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 […]
#KeepLitterOut Success Story!

At the New Mexico Museum of Space History, we had a great time participating in the #KeepLitterOut campaign with a cleanup and beautification effort. In just about three hours, volunteers […]
Live Stream “Preservation Moon” Lecture on Nov. 2

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history by landing on the Moon and delivering those unforgettable words from Tranquility Base. This presentation, led by Karen Kincaid […]
Launch Pad Lecture: Storms, Science & Surveyor: The Story of Apollo 12

Join the New Mexico Museum of Space History for the next Launch Pad Lecture on November 7, “Storms, Science & Surveyor: The Story of Apollo 12,” presented by Marie De Leon, Senior […]