Back Museo de Historia Espacial de Nuevo México Spanish Musée de l'histoire spatiale du Nouveau-Mexique French
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| Established | October 5, 1976 |
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| Location | Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32°55′16″N 105°55′15″W / 32.921024°N 105.920734°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Visitors | 5,034,369 to date as of July 1, 2013[1]: 5 |
| Director | Christopher Orwoll |
| Curator | Sue Taylor |
| Website | http://www.nmspacemuseum.org |
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. It includes the International Space Hall of Fame. The Museum of Space History highlights the role that New Mexico has had in the U. S. space program, and is one of eight museums administered by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The museum has been accredited by American Alliance of Museums since 1993.[2]: 55 The museum is also a Smithsonian Affiliate.[3]
The museum is the resting place of Ham, the chimpanzee who, in 1961, became the first great ape to fly into space.
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