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Join Museum of Space History Education Director Dave Dooling Saturday, Aug. 10 for Science Saturday. He’ll be offering free hands-on demonstrations that show how weather and air conditioning work by putting the squeeze on gases – or by letting them relax.
Science Saturday is 10 a.m. to noon in the front classroom of the museum’s New Horizons Dome Theater.
Science Saturday is free to the public and happens every second Saturday of the month. It is designed to be a fun and educational program for kids of all ages, with a different scientific focus each month.
About the New Mexico Museum of Space History: www.nmspacemuseum.org.
The New Mexico Museum of Space History at 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM 88310 (Mailing: PO Box 5430, Alamogordo, NM 88311-5430) is a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, under the leadership of the Governor’s Commission to the New Mexico Museum of Space History. Programs and exhibits are supported by the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation through the generous support of donors.
Dedicated Oct. 5, 1976, as the International Space Hall of Fame, the New Mexico Museum of Space History’s mission is to inspire and educate, to promote and preserve, and to honor the pioneers of space exploration.
A Smithsonian Affiliate, the museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), and stresses the significant role that the state of New Mexico has played in the development of the U.S. Space Program through collecting, preserving, and interpreting significant artifacts relevant to the history of space.
The museum campus facility includes: the Museum of Space History, International Space Hall of Fame, John P. Stapp Air & Space Park, Daisy Track, Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center, New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium, Astronaut Memorial Garden, Hubbard Space Science Research Building, and Museum Support Center.
For more information call 575.437.2840 or toll free 1.877.333.6589. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays and closed Tuesdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.