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School is out. Space is in.

Kansas students (and their families) can visit the Cosmosphere for free this summer

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Above. Beyond.

Experience the greatest space museum on planet Earth.

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Dr. Goddard's Lab

It IS Rocket Science

Visit the lab for an interactive show packed with explosive surprises.

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Happy 53rd anniversary of Apollo 15! Apollo 15 was

Happy 53rd anniversary of Apollo 15! Apollo 15 was launched on this day, carrying the first Lunar Roving Vehicle to the Moon.

The lunar module (LM) carrying astronauts David Scott and James Irwin and the lunar roving vehicle (LRV) landed on the Moon on July 31, 1971. The projects carried out on the surface included deploying the Apollo lunar surface experiments package (ALSEP), geological field exploration in three Extravehicular Activities (EVA) excursions, documenting photography, and acquiring samples of the lunar terrain.

Cosmosphere has many Apollo 15 items in our collection. You can find some of them through the link in our bio.

📷 : NASA, 1. Crew of Apollo 15, left to right, David Scott, commander; Al Worden, command module pilot; and James Irwin, lunar module pilot. 2. James Irwin with the LRV on the Moon. 3. David Scott in the LRV during the first lunar surface EVA. 4. Al Worden during an EVA in space.

The Cosmosphere is proud to be part of the Blue St

The Cosmosphere is proud to be part of the Blue Star Museum program. The Blue Star Museums initiative provides free admission to active duty U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program runs from Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, to Labor Day, Monday, September 2.

The Blue Star Museums program offers free admission to the Cosmosphere's Hall of Space Museum, including CosmoKids, for up to five family members.

Find out more through the link in our bio.

Hard Hat Series 13: Walkable Museum The renovated

Hard Hat Series 13: Walkable Museum

The renovated Hall of Space Museum is open for visitors to walk through. Many artifacts are on display, but the exhibits and graphics will not be fully completed until the end of 2024. Until then, be sure to use our handy-dandy Gallery Guide at www.cosmo.org/gallery-guide to help identify artifacts.

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 at the end of 2024.

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

Explosive STEM demonstrations, planetarium shows,

Explosive STEM demonstrations, planetarium shows, real space heroes…and a super cool real SR-71 spy plane! Make space for adventure this summer at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, KS. Space is closer than you think — plan your summer trip at cosmo.org.

#VisitCosmo #VisitHutch #ToTheStarsKS

On this day in 1999, Eileen Collins became the fir

On this day in 1999, Eileen Collins became the first female commander of a space shuttle, STS-93, which deployed the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

“Because of [Amelia Earhart], we had more women available to fly in the 1940's to help us get through World War II. And because of these women, women of my generation are able to look back and say, 'Hey, they did it. They even flew military airplanes; we can do it, too.'” – Eileen Collins

📷 : 1. NASA

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