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  • Don’t Panic and Carry a Towel

    May 25, 2023

    Every year on May 25, fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy celebrate Towel Day.

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  • Skylab at 50

    Skylab at 50

    May 8, 2023

    Join us in the coming months to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the history and legacy of Skylab, America's first space station.

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  • Sally’s Night

    Sally’s Night

    May 4, 2023

    Join us to celebrate Sally's Night, the 40th Anniversary of astronaut Dr. Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space.

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  • SUNFLOWER SUMMER MEANS FREE COSMOSPHERE ADMISSION FOR KANSAS KIDS

    SUNFLOWER SUMMER MEANS FREE COSMOSPHERE ADMISSION FOR KANSAS KIDS

    May 3, 2023

    Sunflower Summer provides school-aged kids and up to two accompanying adults access to Cosmosphere’s Hall of Space Museum at no charge.

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  • Thank You to Our Volunteers! 

    Thank You to Our Volunteers! 

    April 19, 2023

    We are so grateful for each and every one of our volunteers. Whether they’ve been with us for six months or more than 40 years, our passion and dedication to the Cosmosphere is what makes everything we do possible.

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  • COFFEE AT THE COSMO: APOLLO’S AMAZING FOLDING ROVER: STORIES OF THE STURDY LRV

    COFFEE AT THE COSMO: APOLLO’S AMAZING FOLDING ROVER: STORIES OF THE STURDY LRV

    March 7, 2023

    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.

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  • Get a Free Experiment Kit with Very Special Basil Seeds

    February 16, 2023

    We recently sent a payload attached to a balloon to the edge of space above the Armstrong limit.

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  • Inquiry-based science activities to launch in your classroom.

    Inquiry-based science activities to launch in your classroom.

    February 15, 2023

    TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS: Join Cosmosphere's Education Team for CosmoCon: Titan Teacher Training — inquiry-based science activities to launch in your classroom.

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  • Spring into STEM: 2023 Spring Break Camp

    Spring into STEM: 2023 Spring Break Camp

    January 25, 2023

    7th-12th graders can train with an astronaut this spring break!

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  • It’s Volta Day! Celebrate batteries, energy, and more at the Cosmosphere.

    It’s Volta Day! Celebrate batteries, energy, and more at the Cosmosphere.

    January 17, 2023

    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!

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  • Ring in the Holidays with the Salvation Army and Polar Express!

    Ring in the Holidays with the Salvation Army and Polar Express!

    December 13, 2022

    Ring in the Holidays! It’s that time of year, when the The Polar Express rolls into the Carey Digital Dome Theater at the Cosmosphere.

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  • Be a Patron! Shop Museum Store Sunday

    Be a Patron! Shop Museum Store Sunday

    November 9, 2022

    On Sunday, November 27, 2022, over 1,800 museum stores representing all fifty states, 24 countries, and five continents will offer relaxing, inspired shopping at your favorite museums and cultural institutions.

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  • Cosmosphere Space Photography Contest

    Cosmosphere Space Photography Contest

    November 3, 2022

    Do you love space photography? Do you have a favorite telescopic photo you took of a nebula or a favorite starry nightscape? Then you need to know more about the Space Photography Contest underway at the Cosmosphere!

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  • OMEGA + NASA = A Match Made in Space

    OMEGA + NASA = A Match Made in Space

    October 25, 2022

    An enormous OMEGA watch displays the time to visitors from the southwest corner of the Cosmosphere lobby. But did you know that the same display houses some rather notable artifacts—including a watch worn on the Moon by the first U.S. Astronaut. 

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  • Up Close with the OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional

    Up Close with the OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional

    October 25, 2022

    Like a dazzling star, the OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional may seem nearly overwhelming in its beauty, at first glance.

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  • Purchase the Holiday Bundle to give the gift of Cosmosphere Camp!

    Purchase the Holiday Bundle to give the gift of Cosmosphere Camp!

    October 21, 2022

    A summer 2023 Cosmosphere Camp is the perfect experience for the science-minded or space-loving student on your list!

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  • Faster than the Speed of Sound

    Faster than the Speed of Sound

    October 14, 2022

    On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager flew over 700 miles an hour in a rocket powered Bell X-1 plane, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier.

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  • The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird’s Unforgettable Goodbyes

    The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird’s Unforgettable Goodbyes

    October 7, 2022

    Typical cruising altitude for commercial planes is around 35,000 feet, give or take a few thousand. The last flight of the SR-71 Blackbird reached 80,100 feet.

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  • A Starry Past, a Bright Future Cosmosphere and Kansas State Fair

    A Starry Past, a Bright Future Cosmosphere and Kansas State Fair

    September 9, 2022

    This year, Cosmosphere once again brings an exciting micro-burst of live science to the Kansas State Fair.

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  • Like Grandad, Like Grandson

    Like Grandad, Like Grandson

    July 28, 2022

    Best-dressed grandad in the universe...is a Cosmosphere Camps alum! (Yep, his tee shows all his grandkids. In space.

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  • What is Flag Day?

    What is Flag Day?

    June 10, 2022

    Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th and was first proposed in the June edition of the 1861 Evening Press.

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  • Learn How an Invention from a Lakeside Town in Italy Energizes the STEM Education of Tomorrow

    Learn How an Invention from a Lakeside Town in Italy Energizes the STEM Education of Tomorrow

    February 7, 2022

    223 years ago, 5,123 miles away from Hutchinson, Kansas, a pioneering experimental physicist invented something that would become so vital to modern technology that without its power, cars, phones and laptops are called "dead."

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  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

    December 8, 2021

    Special holiday hours Dec. 17-Jan. 2

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  • What is LaunchNext and more

    What is LaunchNext and more

    December 1, 2021

    The Cosmosphere attracts people from all over the world. It’s true! In 2019, 48 foreign countries were represented in the visitors to this great place. But what brings them here?

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  • 60th Anniversary of Enos the Chimp

    60th Anniversary of Enos the Chimp

    November 23, 2021

    60 years ago this November, a chimp named Enos became the third hominid to orbit the earth, after Russians Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov achieved orbit earlier that same year.

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  • Giving Tuesday 2021 Will Support Cosmosphere Camp Scholarships! 

    Giving Tuesday 2021 Will Support Cosmosphere Camp Scholarships! 

    November 16, 2021

    On November 30, 2021, the Cosmosphere will participate in Giving Tuesday, an annual effort to emphasize philanthropy following Thanksgiving and a weekend focused on shopping.

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  • Purchase the Holiday Bundle in November to give the gift of Cosmosphere Camp!

    Purchase the Holiday Bundle in November to give the gift of Cosmosphere Camp!

    October 25, 2021

    A summer 2022 Cosmosphere Camp is the perfect experience for the science-minded or space-loving student on your list!

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  • Watch Out! Four Historic Timepieces On Display at the Cosmosphere

    Watch Out! Four Historic Timepieces On Display at the Cosmosphere

    October 6, 2021

    Plus – Rock Your Astronaut Style! Now through December 5, Cosmosphere is raffling off one brand-new OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional, valued at $6,300.

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  • Liftoff of Mercury-Atlas 8!

    Liftoff of Mercury-Atlas 8!

    October 1, 2021

    Liftoff of Mercury-Atlas 8!

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  • Space Artifact of the Month

    Space Artifact of the Month

    October 1, 2021

    Did you know that the Cosmosphere only displays about 7% of its total artifacts from our collection? Every month you're invited behind-the-scenes to learn about unique space artifacts not typically available to the public with Cosmosphere Space Arti-FACTS.

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  • What a cool wreck!

    What a cool wreck!

    July 29, 2021

    No one was hurt when the first major launch of the Mercury program, the Mercury-Atlas 1, ended in disaster on July 29, 1960.

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  • The Cola Wars Head to Space!

    The Cola Wars Head to Space!

    July 28, 2021

    July 29, 1985, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched on the STS-51F mission, successfully completing an Abort to Orbit.

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  • A big piece of history … just hanging around.

    A big piece of history … just hanging around.

    July 28, 2021

    The flown SR-71 Blackbird spy plane in our lobby reminds us of the epic engineering feats we build on as we look to the future of flight.

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  • 60th Anniversary of Liberty Bell 7 Celebration!

    60th Anniversary of Liberty Bell 7 Celebration!

    June 23, 2021

    Join us in celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7—along with the celebration of Gemini X and Apollo XI!

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  • The 100th Birthday of Cosmosphere Founder, Patty Carey

    June 9, 2021

    On June 9, 1921, Patricia Brooks was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. That baby girl was truly destined for the stars.

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  • Cosmosphere Kicks Off Summer

    Cosmosphere Kicks Off Summer

    May 25, 2021

    Launch your summer at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson with activities for all ages every day.

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  • The Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse

    The Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse

    May 21, 2021

    In the early morning Wednesday, May 26, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the only total lunar eclipse of 2021.

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  • 60th Anniversary of Freedom 7

    60th Anniversary of Freedom 7

    April 27, 2021

    On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go into space.

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  • I’ll miss you, neighbor.

    I’ll miss you, neighbor.

    March 23, 2021

    On March 19, I lost a good friend and America lost a hero. 

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  • SPRING BREAK FUN FOR ALL AGES AT THE COSMOSPHERE

    SPRING BREAK FUN FOR ALL AGES AT THE COSMOSPHERE

    March 4, 2021

    Spring break 2021 may prove to be one of the most welcome spring breaks in recent history!

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  • Women’s History Month

    Women’s History Month

    March 1, 2021

    In celebration of Women's History Month, Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative is encouraging everyone to share about the inspirational and innovative women in our world – Women Making Change. 

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  • MARS 2020 PERSEVERANCE LANDING AND Q&A

    MARS 2020 PERSEVERANCE LANDING AND Q&A

    February 11, 2021

    Join the Cosmosphere on Thursday, February 18 at 2:20 pm CST as Michael Staab, Cosmosphere Camp alumnus and current Fault Management Systems Principal Engineer for the Lunar Lander and Lunar Gateway programs at Northrop Grumman, joins us for a virtual watch party leading up to the live landing of the next Mars rover: Perseverance.

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  • To the Stars Kansas: A Kansas Day Celebration

    To the Stars Kansas: A Kansas Day Celebration

    January 22, 2021

    Kansas Day is Friday, January 29, but we can't fit everything we love about this Ad Astra Per Aspera State into just one day!

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  • The Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter

    December 17, 2020

    Jupiter and Saturn will align on December 21, 2020 (coincidentally the Winter Solstice) to create a Great Conjunction of 2020. Jupiter and Saturn have not been this closely aligned at night since March 4, 1226.

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  • Holiday Desserts

    Holiday Desserts

    December 10, 2020

    Please enjoy these holiday recipes from a few friends of the Cosmosphere. 

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  • We’re Over the Moon for Our Healthcare Workers!

    We’re Over the Moon for Our Healthcare Workers!

    December 4, 2020

    To show our gratitude, now through January 3, 2021, healthcare workers and their families are invited to BOGO!

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  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    November 23, 2020

    We are closed Thanksgiving day, but we'll be open normal business hours on Friday.

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  • BLAST OFF With Crew-1 This Weekend!

    BLAST OFF With Crew-1 This Weekend!

    November 13, 2020

    SpaceX and NASA to Launch Crew-1 Mission

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  • Give a Very Spacey Christmas!

    Give a Very Spacey Christmas!

    November 11, 2020

    Give the gift of: experiences, memberships, camp and more! 

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  • Virtual Book Talk: How We Got to the Moon

    Virtual Book Talk: How We Got to the Moon

    November 3, 2020

    John Rocco discusses his new book "How We Got to the Moon" in a virtual book discussion.

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  • Museum Store Sunday

    Museum Store Sunday

    November 3, 2020

    On Sunday, November 29, 2020, for the fourth consecutive year, more than 1,400 museum stores representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 22 countries, and five continents will offer inspired shopping at museums and cultural institutions during Museum Store Sunday.

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  • Veterans Day Salute

    Veterans Day Salute

    October 29, 2020

    The Cosmosphere proudly supports the men and women of the armed forces.

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  • Rare Halloween Blue Moon for 2020

    Rare Halloween Blue Moon for 2020

    October 20, 2020

    There’s no better way to celebrate spooky ghouls, goblins and werewolves on Halloween than under the veil of a ghostly full Moon!

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  • Onward & Upward: A Virtual Telethon and Auction

    Onward & Upward: A Virtual Telethon and Auction

    October 9, 2020

    Help support the Cosmosphere as we move Onward and Upward!

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  • Mars 2020 Perseverance Launch and Q&A

    Mars 2020 Perseverance Launch and Q&A

    July 24, 2020

    Join the Cosmosphere on Thursday, July 30 at 6:30 am CDT as Michael Staab, Cosmosphere Camp alumnus and current Fault Management Systems Principal Engineer for the Lunar Lander and Lunar Gateway programs at Northrop Grumman, joins us for a virtual event leading up to the live launch of the next Mars rover: Perseverance.

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  • Back to School Splashdown

    Back to School Splashdown

    July 23, 2020

    Celebrate the end of summer and take advantage of the “Back-to-School Splashdown” discount at the Cosmosphere!

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  • Liberty Bell 7: The Peril and Promise of Space Exploration

    Liberty Bell 7: The Peril and Promise of Space Exploration

    July 17, 2020

    On July 21, 1961, with a 15-minute suborbital flight of the Mercury spacecraft Liberty Bell 7, Gus Grissom became the second American in space.

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  • Happy 59th Anniversary, Liberty Bell 7!

    Happy 59th Anniversary, Liberty Bell 7!

    July 15, 2020

    Join us July 20 and 21 for the 59th anniversary of Liberty Bell 7 during the Cosmosphere’s Summer Space Splashdown!  

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  • Summer Space Splashdown OMEGA Moonwatch Raffle

    Summer Space Splashdown OMEGA Moonwatch Raffle

    July 2, 2020

    Help support the Cosmosphere during the Summer Space Splashdown by participating in our OMEGA Moonwatch Raffle!

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  • Flying a T-38

    Flying a T-38

    April 27, 2020

    I was Deputy Director of FCOD (Flight Crew Operations Directorate) starting in 1992. 

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  • Thirty Years as a “Hubble Hugger”

    Thirty Years as a “Hubble Hugger”

    April 23, 2020

    I remember April 24, 1990 almost as though it was last week.  That was the date I was privileged to be on board the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-31, the mission that launched the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) into Earth orbit.

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  • Conversation with SR-71 PIlot, Colonel Buz Carpenter

    Conversation with SR-71 PIlot, Colonel Buz Carpenter

    April 2, 2020

    Colonel Buz Carpenter piloted the SR-71 hanging in the Cosmosphere Lobby. Today, he checked in with us to answer students’ questions about what it was like to fly the SR-71.

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  • The Cosmosphere is Your Place for Space in 2020!

    The Cosmosphere is Your Place for Space in 2020!

    January 7, 2020

    The Cosmosphere is Your Place for Space in 2020! And if you’re an educator in Northwestern Kansas, your students don’t even have to make the trek to Hutchinson to experience exciting, hands-on learning.

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  • Top 13 STEAM Holiday Gifts

    Top 13 STEAM Holiday Gifts

    December 6, 2019

    Looking for that unique gift for the NASA or space lover on your list? Check out our TOP 13 STEAM Holiday Gifts!

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  • You Never Know Unless You Ask…Sometimes There’s a Story to be Heard

    You Never Know Unless You Ask…Sometimes There’s a Story to be Heard

    November 20, 2019

    I was chasing an errand over the lunch hour on a Wednesday afternoon, when I stopped at a nearby Sam’s store for one of those inexpensive hot dog and drink combos.

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  • In the News: Hidden Figures Artifacts and STEM Education

    In the News: Hidden Figures Artifacts and STEM Education

    February 3, 2017

    Many artifacts featured and referenced in the film, Hidden Figures, can be found right here in Hutchinson, KS!

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  • Top Ten Reasons Hutchinson, Kansas is the perfect Cosmosphere home

    Top Ten Reasons Hutchinson, Kansas is the perfect Cosmosphere home

    January 4, 2016

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