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Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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The New Mexico Museum of Space History & Tombaugh IMAX Theater, is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the space age. It includes the International Space Hall of Fame.
The Museum of Space History highlights the role that New Mexico has had in the U. S. space program, and is one of eight museums administered by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The museum has been accredited by American Association of Museums since 1993.
The museum includes exhibits about the planets of the Solar System, space flight and the primates that were used in early space flight experiments conducted by the United States.
The museum holds mock-ups and training units of many important space artifacts such as satellites, the Space Shuttle, and the lunar lander (the originals are still in space or on the moon).
The Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Theater and Planetarium has a projection dome that serves as both an IMAX screen and as a planetarium. IMAX-format films are screened daily.
It is named after the man who discovered Pluto.
The author of this website, George DeLange, had the pleasure of visiting with Clyde Tombaugh on four different occasions and found Clyde to be a very humble, nice man, and a pleasure to visit with.
The Hubbard Space Science Education Building was dedicated in Spring 1991. It holds classrooms and laboratories and is the site of the annual Shuttle Camps.
A Little Joe II in the museum's rocket park, viewed from the museum building. The John P. Stapp Air and Space Park is an outdoor exhibit area holding large artifacts, including the Solar Wind No. 1 rocket sled ridden by Stapp.
Ham, who in 1961 became the first chimp in space, is buried at the museum in front of the flagpoles.
The Astronaut Memorial Garden was created and dedicated to the memory of the astronauts who died in the Challenger explosion. After the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the names of Columbia's astronauts were added to the memorial.
The Daisy Track (named after the Daisy air rifle) was an air-powered sled track used to test safety devices, including the ancestor of the automobile seat belt. The museum rescued the pieces of the Daisy Track in 1986 and reassembled them as an outdoor exhibit in 2004. The Daisy Track exhibit is partly outside and partly inside a building that has some other exhibits. A full-sized replica of Spaceship One is also in this building.
The State of New Mexico has agreed to recognize the Apollo 11 Tranquility Base Site on the
Moon as an historic archaeological site as part of their ARMS database in the Laboratory of
Anthropology (LA) in Santa Fe, NM. A marker was placed at the New Mexico Museum of
Space History in Alamogordo, NM Saturday, May 6, commemorating the July 20, 1969 Landing
on the Moon as LA 2,000,000.
LA 2,000,000 represents the site on the Moon with the New Mexico Museum of Space History
serving as its host on Earth. The location of the this marker in NM at UTM Coordinates Zone
13 E 413969/N3642735 will be linked forever to Lunar Coordinates 0.67266 degrees N latitude
23.47298 degrees E longitude, the first human landing site on the Moon.
LA 2,000,000 is now in the State of New Mexico ARMS database which is the largest
archaeological database in the United States. This action makes New Mexico the
first state to recognize the significance of the historic archaeological assemblage and
international heritage status of Tranquility Base on the Moon.
To contact the museum, you may write, call, fax, or e-mail:
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Top of Highway 2001
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Voice: (575) 437-2840
Toll Free: 1-877-333-6589
Fax: (575) 434-2245
How To Get There:
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is located in southeastern New Mexico in the city of Alamogordo.
Driving Directions:
While driving through Alamogordo on Highway 54/70, look for the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped. Turn towards the mountains on Indian Wells Road and drive to the end of the road. At the T-intersection, turn left on Scenic Drive. The entrance to the New Mexico Museum of Space History is just on your right.
If you are planning to visit The New Mexico Museum of Space History. And if you are coming from outside of New Mexico, you could fly into the Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport (ALM / KALM). This airport is about 4 miles from the center of Alamogordo, NM, and then rent a car.
There are many hotels and motels in New Mexico and Colorado, and if you need a place to stay; Priceline.com can arrange that for you.
We have personally, booked flights, hotels, and vacations; through Priceline.com and we can highly recommend them. Their website is also easy to use!
We have some links to Priceline.com on this page since they can arrange all of your air flights, hotels and car.
We of course, appreciate your use of the advertising on our pages, since it helps us to keep our pages active.
Whenever you make a purchase from a link on our page we get credit for that transaction. Again, Thanks!
Ham, In 1961,
"The First Chimp In Space."
Now Buried In Front Of The Flagpoles!
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Ham's Headstone. "The First Chimp In Space."
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Ham's Biopack Couch.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Apollo 14, Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell.
Carried These Flags Into Space.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Apollo Fuel Cell.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Entrance.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
LA 2,000,000 Represents
The First Landing Site On The Moon
With The New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Serving As Its Host On The Earth.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. LA 2,000,000 Represents The
First Landing Site On The Moon
With The New Mexico
Museum of Space History.
Serving As Its Host On The Earth.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Lunar Moon Rock.
Sample # 70215,93 (008).
Mare Basalt. About 3.7 Billion Years Old. 114g.
Collected By, Apollo Astronaut,
Harrison Schmitt.
December 1972.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Lunar Moon Rock.
Sample # 70215,93 (008).
Mare Basalt. About 3.7 Billion Years Old. 114g.
Collected By, Apollo Astronaut, Harrison Schmitt.
December 1972.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Apollo Lunar Sample
Return Container.
These Boxes Returned
842 Pounds Of Moon Rocks.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. V-2 Rocket Wreckage.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Skylab 4 Space Suit,
Worn By William R. Pogue.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Portable Life Support System (PLSS).
Weighed 70 Pounds. Sustained Life 7 Hours.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Mercury Capsule.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Thor Engine.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Gargoyle Guided Missile.
Announced, October 28, 1945.
One Of U.S. Navy's First Guided Missiles
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Falcon AIM-4D Missile.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
John P. Stapp Air and Space Park.
White Sands In Background.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. John P. Stapp Air and Space Park.
White Sands In Background.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
X-8-C Aerobee Missile.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. X-8-C Aerobee Missile.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Vanguard Satellite.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Explorer 46 Meteoroid Technology Satellite.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Explorer 10 Satellite.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Alouette I Satellite.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Ariel II Satellite.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Space Satellites.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
Sonic Wind Number 1.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. XQ-4 Drone.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
X-7A Missile.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Nike Ajax Missile.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
F 1 Rocket Engine.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. Nova Starchaser 4 Missile.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
John P. Stapp Air and Space Park.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. John P. Stapp Air and Space Park.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. 
John P. Stapp Air and Space Park.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico. John P. Stapp Air and Space Park.
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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| John P. Stapp Air and Space Park, & New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Clyde Tombaugh IMAX Theater. Named After The Man Who Discovered Pluto. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
Google Map To New Mexico Museum of Space History
& Tombaugh IMAX Theater. Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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New Mexico Museum of Space History & Tombaugh IMAX Theater:
We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the images and information on this page. We share information with Wikipedia.
The New Mexico Museum of Space History & Tombaugh IMAX Theater, is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the space age. It includes the International Space Hall of Fame. The Museum of Space History highlights the role that New Mexico has had in the U. S. space program, and is one of eight museums administered by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The museum has been accredited by American Association of Museums since 1993. The museum includes exhibits about the planets of the Solar System, space flight and the primates that were used in early space flight experiments conducted by the United States. The museum holds mock-ups and training units of many important space artifacts such as satellites, the Space Shuttle, and the lunar lander (the originals are still in space or on the moon). The Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Theater and Planetarium has a projection dome that serves as both an IMAX screen and as a planetarium. IMAX-format films are screened daily. It is named after the man who discovered Pluto. The author of this website, George DeLange, had the pleasure of visiting with Clyde Tombaugh on four different occasions and found Clyde to be a very humble, nice man, and a pleasure to visit with. The Hubbard Space Science Education Building was dedicated in Spring 1991. It holds classrooms and laboratories and is the site of the annual Shuttle Camps. A Little Joe II in the museum's rocket park, viewed from the museum building. The John P. Stapp Air and Space Park is an outdoor exhibit area holding large artifacts, including the Solar Wind No. 1 rocket sled ridden by Stapp. Ham, who in 1961 became the first chimp in space, is buried at the museum in front of the flagpoles. The Astronaut Memorial Garden was created and dedicated to the memory of the astronauts who died in the Challenger explosion. After the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the names of Columbia's astronauts were added to the memorial. The Daisy Track (named after the Daisy air rifle) was an air-powered sled track used to test safety devices, including the ancestor of the automobile seat belt. The museum rescued the pieces of the Daisy Track in 1986 and reassembled them as an outdoor exhibit in 2004. The Daisy Track exhibit is partly outside and partly inside a building that has some other exhibits. A full-sized replica of Spaceship One is also in this building.
The State of New Mexico has agreed to recognize the Apollo 11 Tranquility Base Site on the Moon as an historic archaeological site as part of their ARMS database in the Laboratory of Anthropology (LA) in Santa Fe, NM. A marker was placed at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo, NM Saturday, May 6, commemorating the July 20, 1969 Landing on the Moon as LA 2,000,000. LA 2,000,000 represents the site on the Moon with the New Mexico Museum of Space History serving as its host on Earth. The location of the this marker in NM at UTM Coordinates Zone 13 E 413969/N3642735 will be linked forever to Lunar Coordinates 0.67266 degrees N latitude 23.47298 degrees E longitude, the first human landing site on the Moon. LA 2,000,000 is now in the State of New Mexico ARMS database which is the largest archaeological database in the United States. This action makes New Mexico the first state to recognize the significance of the historic archaeological assemblage and international heritage status of Tranquility Base on the Moon.
To contact the museum, you may write, call, fax, or e-mail:
New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Voice: (575) 437-2840
How To Get There:
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is located in southeastern New Mexico in the city of Alamogordo.
Driving Directions:
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If you are planning to visit The New Mexico Museum of Space History. And if you are coming from outside of New Mexico, you could fly into the Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport (ALM / KALM). This airport is about 4 miles from the center of Alamogordo, NM, and then rent a car.
There are many hotels and motels in New Mexico and Colorado, and if you need a place to stay; Priceline.com can arrange that for you. We have personally, booked flights, hotels, and vacations; through Priceline.com and we can highly recommend them. Their website is also easy to use! We have some links to Priceline.com on this page since they can arrange all of your air flights, hotels and car. We of course, appreciate your use of the advertising on our pages, since it helps us to keep our pages active. Whenever you make a purchase from a link on our page we get credit for that transaction. Again, Thanks!
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| Ham, In 1961, "The First Chimp In Space." Now Buried In Front Of The Flagpoles! New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Ham's Headstone. "The First Chimp In Space." New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Ham's Biopack Couch. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Apollo 14, Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell. Carried These Flags Into Space. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Apollo Fuel Cell. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Entrance. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| LA 2,000,000 Represents The First Landing Site On The Moon With The New Mexico Museum of Space History. Serving As Its Host On The Earth. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | LA 2,000,000 Represents The First Landing Site On The Moon With The New Mexico Museum of Space History. Serving As Its Host On The Earth. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Lunar Moon Rock. Sample # 70215,93 (008). Mare Basalt. About 3.7 Billion Years Old. 114g. Collected By, Apollo Astronaut, Harrison Schmitt. December 1972. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Lunar Moon Rock. Sample # 70215,93 (008). Mare Basalt. About 3.7 Billion Years Old. 114g. Collected By, Apollo Astronaut, Harrison Schmitt. December 1972. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container. These Boxes Returned 842 Pounds Of Moon Rocks. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | V-2 Rocket Wreckage. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Skylab 4 Space Suit, Worn By William R. Pogue. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Portable Life Support System (PLSS). Weighed 70 Pounds. Sustained Life 7 Hours. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Mercury Capsule. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Thor Engine. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Gargoyle Guided Missile. Announced, October 28, 1945. One Of U.S. Navy's First Guided Missiles New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Falcon AIM-4D Missile. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| John P. Stapp Air and Space Park. White Sands In Background. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | John P. Stapp Air and Space Park. White Sands In Background. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| X-8-C Aerobee Missile. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | X-8-C Aerobee Missile. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Vanguard Satellite. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Explorer 46 Meteoroid Technology Satellite. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Explorer 10 Satellite. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Alouette I Satellite. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Ariel II Satellite. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Space Satellites. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Sonic Wind Number 1. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | XQ-4 Drone. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| X-7A Missile. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Nike Ajax Missile. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| F 1 Rocket Engine. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | Nova Starchaser 4 Missile. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| John P. Stapp Air and Space Park. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | John P. Stapp Air and Space Park. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| John P. Stapp Air and Space Park. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. | John P. Stapp Air and Space Park. New Mexico Museum of Space History. Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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