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Interactive Exhibits Open
HUTCHINSON, KS–The Cosmosphere is excited to announce the installation of several new interactive additions to the space museum, rounding out
March: Women’s History Month
Celebrate the amazing women who impacted the history of space and STEM fields throughout the month of March for Women’s
Bernard Harris, Jr.: The First African American Spacewalker
By Chuck McClary, Digital Specialist and PR Coordinator February 9 marks the twenty-ninth anniversary of Bernard Harris, Jr.’s spacewalk on
Summer 2024 Cosmosphere Camp Counselor Paid NASA* Summer Internship Program
Are you a STEM or Education major looking for a way to engineer a great résumé? We’ve got the perfect
Experiments from two Kansas schools flew higher than 60,000 ft. in the Perlan Mission II Glider
The experiments were launched in the form of CubeSats–small, individual experiment packages that occupy a relatively small space in the
It’s Volta Day! Celebrate Batteries, Energy, and More with Your Students at the Cosmosphere
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the battery in 1799. We wanted to celebrate his birthday on the closest school day,
Return to Panic: How Two Iconic NASA Astronauts Survived the 1970S and Beyond
“Songs are as sad as the listener,” author Jonathan Safran Foer wrote in the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
A Standout Among Standouts: Astronaut Ed White (1930-1967)
Ed White’s journey to becoming a space-walking astronaut began with military flight service. He graduated from West Point in 1952,
Purchase the Holiday Bundle to Give the Gift of Cosmosphere Camp
A summer 2023 Cosmosphere Camp is the perfect experience for the science-minded or space-loving student on your list!