Happy Birthday to Gus Grissom!
We would like to wish Virgil I “Gus” Grissom a happy birthday on what would be his 97th birthday!
Spring Break Happenings
Spring Break Splashdown is a week of free activities for education and fun coinciding with most school districts’ spring break dates, March 11-19. Cosmosphere will be open every day during that period with extended hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Events include: For more information, visit cosmo.org or call 800-397-0330.
Coffee at The Cosmo: Apollo’s Amazing Folding Rover: Stories of the Sturdy LRV
This informative community gathering over coffee features guest speakers offering insight into STEM and space topics. Coffee at the Cosmo is free and open to the public.
March: Women’s History Month
The Cosmosphere will highlight amazing women who impacted the history of space and STEM fields throughout the month of March with a blog and daily social posts.
Get a Free Experiment Kit with Very Special Basil Seeds
We recently sent a payload attached to a balloon to the edge of space above the Armstrong limit.
Inquiry-Based Science Activities to Launch in Your Classroom
TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS: Join Cosmosphere’s Education Team for CosmoCon: Titan Teacher Training — inquiry-based science activities to launch in your classroom.
Ed Dwight, NASA’s First African American Astronaut Candidate
In honor of Black History Month, we’re highlighting the Kansas-born man NASA selected as its first African American astronaut candidate.
Spring into STEM: 2023 Spring Break Camp
7th-12th graders can train with an astronaut this spring break!
Happy Lunar New Year!
A number of cultures use, or have used, the lunisolar calendar. Measuring time this way, the second new moon after winter solstice kicks off a new year and marks the beginning of spring.
It’s Volta Day! Celebrate Batteries, Energy, and More at the Cosmosphere
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the battery in 1799. We wanted to celebrate his birthday on the closest school day, February 17, with our favorite people: STEM learners and an astronaut!