Event Calendar

30th Anniversary of STS-31: Hubble Deployment

Date: Saturday, May 09, 2020
Location: Cosmosphere

Saturday, May 9, 2020

Mark your calendars for this exciting presentation celebrating the 30th anniversary of STS-31: Hubble Deployment. Special guests slated to attend: Dr. Steven Hawley, Bill Reeves, Charlie Bolden, Loren Shriver, Dave Leckrone, Carol Christian, Charlie Pellerin, Maggie Linton, Lynn Sherr and Kathy Sullivan*. 

More details coming soon. 

*Guests are subject to change. 

Apollo 13 50th Anniversary Gala

Date: Saturday, April 04, 2020 6:00 PM – 11:59 AM
Location: Cosmosphere

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020

“HOUSTON, WE’VE HAD A PROBLEM.” 

These words set in motion a historic series of events. For three days, three astronauts huddled in the Aquarius Lunar Module as the Mission Control team on Earth worked to solve the problem of how to bring them home. Meanwhile, the world united in prayer and hope for the survival of three Americans 200,000 miles from Earth. 

No other space mission before or since called on the collaboration of so many in Mission Control and beyond to solve such a critical challenge. Apollo 13: A Mission of Survival. A Mission of Teamwork. A Mission of Hope. Join us to celebrate the great Victory of Apollo 13, where the Apollo 13 Command Module, Odyssey, was restored, preserved and is proudly on display in Cosmosphere’s Apollo Gallery.  

Slated to appear: Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Gene Kranz, Gerry Griffin, Milt Windler, John Aaron, Jerry Bostick, Vance Brand, Chuck Deiterich, Ed Fendell, Spencer Gardner, Jack Lousma, Ed Smylie, Frank VanRensselaer and…Andrew Chaikin, Author; Michael Griffin, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and former NASA Administrator. Glynn Lunney will be a pre-recorded video.* 

For all the details, including ticket pricing, see the Apollo 13 webpage here. 

Early Closing of the building at 3 pm

Date: Saturday, April 04, 2020
Location: Cosmosphere

The Cosmosphere will be closing early at 3 pm on Saturday, April 4, 2020, to prepare for our Apollo 13 50th Anniversary Gala. We will be open normal business hours on Sunday. We're sorry for any inconvenience. 

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day 2020

Date: Saturday, April 04, 2020 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Cosmosphere

Join us Saturday, April 4, 2020 for Smithsonian magazine Museum Day! (Please note we are open from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 4, 2020.)

Cosmosphere guests that show their printed ticket receive FREE admission into the Hall of Space Museum for two guests. Tickets available HERE beginning February 27, 2020. 

Mark your calendar for America’s annual celebration of boundless curiosity. Museum Day brings together museums, zoos & cultural centers from all 50 states to offer free admission to all ticket holders. This year, Museum Day will celebrate EARTH OPTIMISM!

Museum Day is moving from Fall to Spring in 2020 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The annual Museum Day event will take place on Saturday, April 4th.