New Mexico Museum of Space History, Space exploration museum in Alamogordo, United States.
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum in Alamogordo that focuses on space exploration through exhibits about missions, rockets, satellites, and aerospace technological progress. The displays span multiple floors and document how space travel technology has developed.
The museum was founded in 1976 shortly after the Apollo program ended, and later gained recognition from national institutions. This founding reflected the growing interest in making space exploration history accessible to the public.
The International Space Hall of Fame honors those who shaped space exploration, while a memorial garden pays tribute to astronauts who died during missions. These spaces show how people acknowledge both achievements and sacrifices in the story of space travel.
The museum is housed in a building with multiple exhibition levels that are easy to move through. Plan to spend several hours to explore the exhibits at a comfortable pace.
On the grounds in front of the building lies the grave of Ham, a chimpanzee who became the first animal to travel to space in 1961. This memorial marks an often-forgotten chapter of early space exploration.
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