Latest News

RCB Bank to Provide Ten Cosmosphere Camp Scholarships

January 9, 2019
RCB Bank is partnering with the Cosmosphere International Science Education Center & Space Museum in Hutchinson, KS, to send ten students in sixth through eighth grade to Cosmosphere Camp this summer.
Read More
LIVE IMAGES FROM MARS TO BE SHOWN AT COSMOSPHERE

November 19, 2018
On Monday, Nov. 26, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. current NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mission Control engineer (and Cosmosphere Camp alum), Michael Staab, will offer commentary as live images are transmitted from the Mars Insight lander as it descends on the surface of Mars.
Read More
NASA Administrator, Senator to Celebrate Anniversary with Astronauts & Mission Control Crew

November 6, 2018
Current NASA administrator, Jim Bridenstine, and Kansas Senator Jerry Moran will both be in attendance for the Earthrising gala hosted by the Cosmosphere on Dec. 1.
Read More
Apollo-era Astronauts and Mission Control Crew Celebrate 50th Anniversary with Cosmosphere

September 20, 2018
On Saturday, December 1, the Cosmosphere, a Smithsonian-affiliated museum, invites the public to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission with astronauts and members of the Johnson Space Center Mission Control crew.
Read More
Blast from the Past

September 17, 2018
Washburn University Alumnus leads preservation of control consoles used during Moon landings
Read More

« Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next » Last »

Upcoming Events

Apollo 50th Anniversary Celebration

May 1 – August 31
More Details
Coffee at the Cosmo: No, the Moon is Not Made of Cheese

September 19 –
More Details
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day 2019

September 21
More Details

Apollo 50th Anniversary Celebration

Date: Wednesday, May 01, 2019
Location:Cosmosphere

CHECK OUT ALL THE FUN APOLLO 11-RELATED ACTIVITIESGOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COSMOSPHERE:

APOLLO 11 SCAVENGER HUNTPick up the Apollo 11 artifact list at the Box Office, and see how many artifacts you can find throughout the Cosmosphere, or download here.

APOLLO 11 CELEBRATION WALLFind activity sheets for children and adults at the Information Desk. Fill out your sheet and drop it at the Box Ofﬁce for display on our Apollo 11 Celebration Wall.

APOLLO 11 SELFIE STATIONTake a selfie “on the Moon” with our lifesize photo opportunity in the Grand Lobby.

“WE CHOOSE TO GO TO THE MOON” EXHIBITThis celebration of the Moon exhibit is on display in our museum rotunda area, near the Cosmosphere Cafe. On display until August 2019.

APOLLO REDUX TRAVELING EXHIBITExperience this new, interactive traveling exhibit with an authentic Apollo-era Mission Control back room console in the Our Universe Gallery. Designed and built by the Cosmosphere, this exhibit was funded by the NASA TEAM II Grant. Find out more about this traveling exhibit here. On display through August 2019.

APOLLO 11: FIRST STEPS EDITION DOCUMENTARYIn observance of the 50th anniversary of NASA’s celebrated Apollo 11 mission, APOLLO 11: First Steps Edition is a thrilling cinematic experience that showcases the real-life moments of humankind’s ﬁrst steps on the Moon. Check out the trailer here. Go here for tickets.

APOLLO 11 SOUVENIRSDrop by the Cosmosphere’s Gift Store for Apollo 11 gifts, or shop online!

Early Closing of the Lobby at 5 pm

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Location:Cosmosphere Lobby

The Cosmosphere's main entrance, naviGATOR simulator and lobby will be closing early to the General Public on Wednesday, September 11 at 5:00 pm for a private event. The Carey Digital Dome Theater shows afer 5:00 pm will play as scheduled. The Hall of Space Museum and Gift Store are open normal business hours.

Please use the alternate entrance to the North of the main entrance, by the Richard E. Smith Science Center.

Coffee at the Cosmo: No, the Moon is Not Made of Cheese

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2019
Location:Cosmosphere

Offered every Third Thursday from 9:00 - 10:00 am, this enriching continuing education program for life-long learners features entertaining, insightful presentations by Cosmosphere staff and visiting professionals who are experts in a variety of topics related to science and space. Free to the public, coffee and pastries are provided. Watch cosmo.org for topics.

Enjoy this free, special presentation "No, the Moon is Not Made of Cheese,"with special guest, Karen Lechtenberg, a Hutchinson native and Cosmosphere camp alumna, now a geologist in Denver, Colorado, will be discussing the geologic history of the Moon, the Moon rocks of the Apollo program, and the possibility of mining lunar resources. Stop by for a cup of a joe and a talk that totally rocks.

*Coffee at the Cosmo topics and speakers are subject to change.