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Sun- 9am-5pm

Mon-Tues Closed

Wed-Thurs 9am-5pm

Fri-Sat 9am-7pm

Parts of the Hall of Space Museum are under renovation.

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Upcoming Events

Nov 2

Cosmosphere Closing at 3 pm

The Cosmosphere will be closing at 3pm on Saturday, November 2 for a private event.

Nov 21

Coffee at the Cosmo: The X-15: Pushing the Boundaries of Hypersonic Flight

Join us Thursday, Nov. 21 from 9-10 am CT for The X-15: Pushing the Boundaries of Hypersonic Flight.

Nov 28

Closed Thanksgiving Day

The Cosmosphere will be closed on Thursday, November 28.

Dec 24

Early Closing at 3 pm

The Cosmosphere will be closing at 3pm on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24.

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Hard Hat Series #18: Planetarium and Dr. Goddard’s Lab Experience Lobby

The new “Planetarium and Dr. Goddard’s Lab Experience” lobby is almost done! This lobby is in a section of the building requiring no admission; even if you’re just here for lunch in our cafe, you can still see it! It has a replica of the Surveyor spacecraft and Spirit/Opportunity, as well as an exhibit all about the history of the Cosmosphere. Stop by and check it out! See the full video here: https://youtu.be/uXCRWn1sIrE
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Welcome to the Cosmosphere’s Hard Hat Series! In this series, we will show you what’s going on in the construction areas while parts of our Hall of Space Museum are under renovation and give you an idea of what exciting things are to come, showcase artifacts you may have never seen before, take you on behind-the-scenes tours of the Cosmosphere, and much more! The renovated Hall of Space Museum galleries are set to open in late 2024.

Discover more about the Cosmosphere at http://www.cosmo.org.

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, September 19, from 9 t

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, September 19, from 9 to 10 a.m. CT for “Meet the Deep Space Network.” Special guests include Mike Levesque, the Deep Space Network (DSN) Project Manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Sandy Marshall, JPL’s Public Engagement Lead for the DSN. They will join us virtually.

Coffee at the Cosmo can be enjoyed in person at the Cosmosphere and will be available on the Cosmosphere’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/cosmosphere) approximately a week after the event.

The full Moon will rise just after sunset on Tuesd

The full Moon will rise just after sunset on Tuesday, September 17, reaching full illumination at 9:34 p.m. CDT. A Harvest Moon occurs closest to the Fall Equinox (September 22), meaning day and night are of equal length. It gets the name because it is a traditional aid to farmers harvesting summer crops. This month's Moon is also a Super Moon because the full Moon phase syncs up when the Moon is at or near its closest distance from the Earth during its orbit. Along with the Super Moon, you might witness a partial lunar eclipse, which begins at 7:41 pm CDT on Tuesday. Be sure to mark your calendars for March 14, 2025, when all of North America will see a total lunar eclipse!

Who is ready for longer nights full of fall cozy vibes? 🖐️🖐️

Today, we celebrate the birthday of astronaut Edga

Today, we celebrate the birthday of astronaut Edgar Mitchell, born on September 17, 1930, in Hereford, Texas. He would have been 94 years old. Mitchell was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 14 and the sixth person to walk on the Moon.

Happy birthday to astronaut General Tom Stafford o

Happy birthday to astronaut General Tom Stafford on what would have been his 94th birthday. Stafford was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, in 1930. He was the pilot on Gemini 6A, commander for Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Stafford's fourth and final spaceflight.

Image credit: NASA

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