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Explorer 1 Satellite Launch
On January 31, 1958, the United States finally became a competitor in the Space Race.
Space Artifact of the Month
Did you know that the Cosmosphere only displays about 7% of its total artifacts from our collection? Every month you’re
Space Influencer Visits Cosmosphere
Camille Calibeo, aka The Galactic Gal, chose a visit to the Cosmosphere for her first travel excursion as Galactic Gal
So Just How Big is the SpaceX Starship?
Starship, the massive new fully reusable launch vehicle designed by SpaceX, just finished a fit test at the company’s Boca
What a Cool Wreck!
No one was hurt when the first major launch of the Mercury program, the Mercury-Atlas 1, ended in disaster on
A Big Piece of History … Just Hanging Around
The flown SR-71 Blackbird spy plane in our lobby reminds us of the epic engineering feats we build on as
The Cola Wars Head to Space!
July 29, 1985, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched on the STS-51F mission, successfully completing an Abort to Orbit.
We Love You, Wally Funk
Space travel is so new to us, as a species, that every crewed trip to space is historic.
What Do the First Moon Landing, the Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft, and Pioneering Space-Woman Wally Funk All Have in Common?
There IS something special tying all these things—and Mars (!)—together! But first, a quick review (with some little-known facts along
