New Mexico Museum of Space History
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the Space Age.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: aviation museum in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States
- Also known as: “International Space Hall of Fame”
- Address: 3198 Highway 2001, Alamogordo, NM 88310
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Astronaut Memorial Garden and Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center.
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center
Hospital
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Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center is a general hospital, owned and operated by CHRISTUS Health, that serves the Alamogordo, New Mexico area. It is the first military/civilian shared hospital facility in the United States. Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center is situated 4,200 feet west of New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo Public Library
Library
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Alamogordo Public Library is the public library serving Alamogordo, New Mexico and Otero County, New Mexico. The library has extensive collections of Spanish-language and German-language books and of materials related to the Western writer Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Alamogordo Public Library is situated 2 miles southwest of New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alamogordo and La Luz.
Alamogordo
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Alamogordo is a small city in southeastern New Mexico. The town is the county seat for Otero County and supports two major nearby military installations, Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range.
La Luz
Village
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La Luz is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,615 at the 2000 census. It is located immediately north of Alamogordo and lies in the eastern edge of the Tularosa Basin and on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains. La Luz is situated 4 miles north of New Mexico Museum of Space History.
High Rolls
Village
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High Rolls is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It is nestled within the Lincoln National Forest at the southernmost tip of the Sacramento Mountains. High Rolls is situated 5 miles northeast of New Mexico Museum of Space History.
New Mexico Museum of Space History
- Categories: aviation museum, state agency of the United States, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.92114° or 32° 55′ 16″ northLongitude
-105.92082° or 105° 55′ 15″ westElevation
4,803 feet (1,464 metres)Levels
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“New Mexico Museum of Space History” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف نيوميكسيكو لتاريخ الفضاء”
- Chinese: “新墨西哥州太空历史博物馆”
- Chinese: “新墨西哥州太空歷史博物館”
- Chinese: “新墨西哥州航天历史博物馆”
- Chinese: “新墨西哥州航天曆史博物館”
- Chinese: “新墨西哥州航天歷史博物館”
- French: “musée de l’histoire spatiale du Nouveau-Mexique”
- French: “Musée de l’histoire spatiale du Nouveau-Mexique”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון ניו מקסיקו להיסטוריה של החלל”
- Japanese: “ニューメキシコ宇宙歴史博物館”
- Russian: “Музей истории космоса в Нью-Мексико”
- Slovenian: “Muzej vesoljske zgodovine Nove Mehike”
- Slovenian: “New Mexico Museum of Space History”
- Spanish: “Museo de Historia Espacial de Nuevo Mexico”
- Spanish: “Museo de Historia Espacial de Nuevo México”
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