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Explorer 1 Satellite Launch
On January 31, 1958, the United States finally became a competitor in the Space Race.


Historic Liberty Bell 7 to Land at Planet Comicon Kansas City for Exhibit
Planet Comicon KC 2022 is joining forces with the Cosmosphere to bring attendees something that has never happened before.

First & Last Steps: Celebrating Time and Space
Join us Friday, December 2, 2022, as the Cosmosphere celebrates its 60th birthday and honors the 50 year anniversary of

New Youth Organization Camp at Cosmosphere
The list of youth organizations engineering a great summer at Cosmosphere is growing.

Learn How an Invention From a Lakeside Town in Italy Energizes the Stem Education of Tomorrow
223 years ago, 5,123 miles away from Hutchinson, Kansas, a pioneering experimental physicist invented something that would become so vital


What Is LaunchNext and More
The Cosmosphere attracts people from all over the world. It’s true! In 2019, 48 foreign countries were represented in the

49th Anniversary of Apollo 17: The Cosmosphere’s Cernan Statue
Pieces of this blog were originally published in the summer of 1998 in SPACE.COM, a quarterly publication for members and