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New Mexico Museum of Space History
Category: Arts & Entertainment Museums Museums [Edit]
5004 Hwy 2001Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 434-2245
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
9 reviews for New Mexico Museum of Space History
9 reviews in English
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Review from M D.
St Paul, MN
9/13/2011
Completely amazing location! It is worth spending your time there. We had a blast!
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Review from Daniel K.
7/26/2011
One of the main reasons to visit Alamogordo, besides White Sands National Park. Tons of exhibits and things to do, plus Ham the monkey is buried here!
I remember going to Space Camp as a kid and had a great time. Even wanted to maybe be an astronaut until I grew taller than the height limit :) -
Review from Trey S.
Eagle River, AK
4/28/2011
Pretty interesting spot filled with information. Most of the artifacts were actually in space or scale models of vessels and satellites. Being a stones throw from white sands, this is a gem of a place to kill time if your just stopping through.
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Review from Sandra F.
Bosque Farms, NM
8/7/2011
I wish they would update their museum and have more interactive exhibits. Not intended for younger kids, too much to have them read and be interested. Hopefully they will get more money from the government to upgrade their museum now that they did away with the Space Program.
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Review from Rich P.
Plainfield, NJ
6/7/2011
Very nice museum. Lots of rockets & stuff.
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Review from Kirkus R.
Alamogordo, NM
7/10/2011
I find it amazing to be able to touch part of a German V2 missile. If you love rockets, this is the go to place. Fun for the whole family that won't break your pocketbook. Maybe a bit dated, yet very well maintained. I keep going back as you always find something new tucked in a corner or a different bit of history. Knowledgeable volunteers are stationed in the museum, ready to answer your questions.
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Review from James H.
Savannah, GA
8/21/2010
Amazing place to visit with rich history from the local NASA days of past to present. The old rockets out front are a hit with little kids as well as big kids.
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Review from Jason N.
Nashville, AR
7/25/2010
I'm a huge NASA fan. I try to go to every space museum because they all have something different depending on the area's space history. New Mexico has a rich history in space travel and research. This museum was very comprehensive. It really didn't leave any stone unturned. It was three levels and an outside area. They had many original pieces from rockets, shuttles, command centers, and astronauts. If you are in the area it is worth a look. They also have an IMAX, but didn't have a chance to go.
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Review from Chuck B.
Wilmington, NC
1/20/2008
If you or any of your family are space enthusiasts this is a museum you have to see. Due to the proximity of White Sands this museum has acquired a variety of unusual space hardware. Start with the outdoor exhibits such as the rocket sled, V2 rocket (Germanies ballistic missile during WWII - this hardware is over 60 years old) and the Little Joe II rocket used to test the Apollo launch escape system. Indoors you will find a wealth of exhibits large and small. Starting with the pioneers of modern rocketry such as Robert Goddard (one of my childhood heroes, the inventor of the liquid fueled rocket and the rocket propelled grenade - RPG) and Werner Von Braun (another of my childhood heroes - what can I say I was a strange kid). The rocket engine area is really cool, you can view these speculator pieces of engineering and ingenuity (remember these are handling fluids that are volatile, below freezing, and at high rates), I just love this kind of real hardware. There are even some real strange stuff such as the test dummies first used on the rocket sleds to determine mans capabilities and fragilities at high speeds/acceleration. A recent new exhibit has opened up, which I have not seen, is the X-Prize and X-cup (competitions to use private money to commercialize space.) There is also an IMAX theater, planetarium, and a decent gift shop. If you are passing through on your to say the Carlsbad Caverns then be sure and print out a map.
