International Space Hall of Fame Foundation

Launch Pad Lecture - Where No Man Has Gone Before: 50 Years of Star Trek
2021-11-05 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is pleased to announce that its popular Launch Pad Lecture speaker series will resume on November 5th, after a hiatus of more than a year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first program will be “Where No Man Has Gone Before: 55 Years of Star Trek.” It will be held on the second floor of the museum beginning at 9:00 am and is free to the public.

Museum Executive Director Christopher Orwoll will present the program and discuss the creation and lasting legacy of Gene Roddenberry’s “Star Trek.” The original series, first airing in 1966, spawned a plethora of spin-off television shows, feature length films, books, comics, and even museum exhibits. Orwoll will look at the continuing fascination with the world of Star Trek and even preview the museum’s new Sci-Fi/Sci-Fact exhibit that will incorporate elements of Rodenberry’s vision of a better future.

Gene Roddenberry was inducted into the museum’s International Space Hall of Fame in 2016. An exhibit dedicated to him remains a popular attraction at the museum, with visitors from across the world taking advantage of the photo opportunity presented by the transporter mock-up.

The Launch Pad Lecture begins at 9:00 am on the museum’s first floor and is free to the public. Coffee and donuts are compliments of the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation. The next Launch Pad Lecture will be held on Friday, December 2.

Chris Orwoll – Executive Director of the New Mexico Museum of Space History

Closed Thanksgiving Day
2021-11-25 00:00 - 23:59, 2022-11-24 00:00 - 23:59 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States

Launch Pad Lecture - SpaceX Starship: To Orbit and Beyond
2021-12-03 09:00 - 11:00 | NM Museum of Space History – 2nd Floor, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
The Museum of Space History’s popular Launch Pad Lecture takes center stage again on Friday, December 3. The topic will be “SpaceX Starship: To Orbit and Beyond!” presented by Museum Outreach Coordinator Tony Gondola. It will be held on the second floor of the museum beginning at 9:00 am and is free to the public.

“SpaceX Starship: To Orbit and Beyond” will explore SpaceX’s ground-breaking approach to spaceflight and their efforts to eventually make our species multiplanetary. SpaceX’s first orbital attempt with Starship is expected in early 2022.

The Launch Pad Lecture begins at 9:00 am on the museum’s first floor and is free to the public. Coffee and donuts are compliments of the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation. The next Launch Pad Lecture will be held on Friday, January 7 and the topic will be “Rocket Man: Max Faget, The Ultimate Spacecraft Designer” with Museum Executive Director Chris Orwoll.

Tony Gondola – Outreach Coordinator at the New Mexico Museum of Space History

Closed Christmas Day
2021-12-25 00:00 - 23:59, 2022-12-25 00:00 - 23:59 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States

Launch Pad Lecture - Rocket Man: Max Faget, The Ultimate Spacecraft Designer
2022-01-07 09:00 - 11:00 | NM Museum of Space History – 2nd Floor, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Exploring the incredible contributions of the boy who dreamed of being an engineer is the centerpiece of this month’s Launch Pad Lecture at the Museum of Space History. “Rocket Man: Max Faget, The Ultimate Spacecraft Designer,” presented by Museum Executive Director Christopher Orwoll, takes a look at the innovator who designed the Mercury Capsule and was instrumental in the designs of many other spacecraft, including the space shuttle.

The Launch Pad Lecture begins at 9:00 am on the museum’s first floor and is free to the public. Coffee and donuts are compliments of the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation. The next Launch Pad Lecture will be held on Friday, February 4, and the topic will be “Back in the Saddle Again: The Flight of Apollo 14” with Museum Outreach Coordinator Tony Gondola.

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Chris Orwoll – Executive Director of the New Mexico Museum of Space History

Launch Pad Lecture - Back in the Saddle Again: The Flight of Apollo 14
2022-02-04 09:00 - 11:00 | NM Museum of Space History – 2nd Floor, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Apollo 14 was a mission of unusual things – from problems with the docking procedure that jeopardized the lunar landing, to the first round of golf on the surface of the moon – the third landing on the moon was a “wow” by any standard. Learn more on Friday, February 4th, when Museum Outreach Coordinator Tony Gondola presents “Back in the Saddle Again: The Flight of Apollo 14” as part of the museum’s monthly Launch Pad Lecture series.

The Launch Pad Lecture begins at 9:00 am on the museum’s first floor and is free to the public. Coffee and donuts are compliments of the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation. The next Launch Pad Lecture will be held on Friday, March 4, and the topic will be “Three Steps to the Moon: The First Artemis Missions” with Museum Education Director Dave Dooling.

Tony Gondola – Outreach Coordinator for the New Mexico Museum of Space History

Launch Pad Lecture - Series
2022-03-04 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-04-01 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-05-06 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-06-03 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-07-01 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-08-05 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-09-02 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-10-07 09:00 - 11:00 and 8 more dates | NM Museum of Space History – 2nd Floor, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Guest Speakers Series presented by the New Mexico Museum of Space History

Event support provided by the ISHF Foundation

International Space Hall of Fame Foundation

Trinity Site Motor Coach Tour
2022-04-02 06:00 - 16:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Workers unload core of the bomb at McDonald Ranch

Trinity Site Motorcoach Tour Registration Opens for April 2022

(Alamogordo, New Mexico, December 2, 2021) – The International Space Hall of Fame Foundation (ISHFF) and New Mexico Museum of Space History are excited to announce that their popular motorcoach tour to Trinity Site is approaching the sold-out mark for the April 9, 2022, event.

“For the past seven years, the Foundation and Museum have worked together to host a motorcoach tour to Trinity Site as a fundraiser for the Foundation, and now the secret is finally out – taking our motorcoach really is the best way to visit the site,” said Museum Executive Director Chris Orwoll. The motorcoach trip includes an onboard historian, brownbag lunch, an onboard movie, and museum tour upon return.

Pre-event reservations for the motorcoach tour have been ongoing since the October 2021 event, which sold out early and had a record number of six coaches for the tour. “Prior to this past October, we typically had two or three coaches filled for the trip to Trinity but we were delighted to fill six in October,” said ISHFF President Johnny Powell. “When last October sold out, we began taking reservations for April 2022 and were immediately overwhelmed.” The ISHFF reserved another six coaches, with a capacity of approximately 310 guests, for the April 2022 trip.

Everyone who reserved space prior to November 29, 2021, was invited to complete their registrations first, and by the December 2 deadline, three of the six coaches were filled. Registration for April 2022 opens December 3 and will remain open until the coaches are filled. When the April tour is sold out, guests will be redirected to the reservation page for October 2022.

For more information about the motorcoach tour, visit https://www.spacehalloffame.org/trinity-site-tour-registration/

Two times each year, White Sands Missile Range opens the historic site to the public. Beginning in 2022, those dates will be the second Saturdays in April and October. Trinity Site is where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945. Each year, White Sands Missile Range hosts several thousand visitors to the site.

The New Mexico Museum of Space History, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is a division of the NM Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information, call 575-437-2840 or visit the website at www.nmspacemuseum.org. Like us at: www.facebook.com/NMSpaceMuseum/

International Space Hall of Fame Foundation Fundraising Event to Support the New Mexico Museum of Space History

Trinity Site Motor Coach Tour
2022-10-15 06:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-01 06:00 - 16:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Trinity Site Obelisk

International Space Hall of Fame Foundation Fundraising Event to Support the New Mexico Museum of Space History

Big Bang Festival
2023-06-29 10:00 - 17:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Supporting the New Mexico Museum of Space History

Dinner with Astronaut, Danny Olivas
2023-07-04 17:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States

July 4th Extravaganza Drive In
2023-07-04 18:00 - 22:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
