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Encyclopedia > International Space Hall of Fame
A Little Joe II in the museum's rocket park, viewed from the museum building.
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A Little Joe II in the museum's rocket park, viewed from the museum building.

The International Space Hall of Fame (also known as the New Mexico Museum of Space History) sits on the western face of the Sacramento Mountain range of New Mexico in the United States. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (569x859, 343 KB)One of two surviving Little Joe IIs at the International Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo, New Mexico, taken by User Willy Logan, March, 2002. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (569x859, 343 KB)One of two surviving Little Joe IIs at the International Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo, New Mexico, taken by User Willy Logan, March, 2002. ... For the Mercury program flight, see Little Joe 2. ... The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Rocket Garden. ... Official language(s) None; English and Spanish de facto Capital Largest city Santa Fe Albuquerque Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 5th 315,194 km² 550 km 595 km 0. ...


The building overlooks Alamogordo, New Mexico, the White Sands National Monument, Holloman Air Force Base, the White Sands Missile Range, and the Jornada del Muerto to the west. Framing this scene on the west horizon stand the Organ mountains, behind which lies Las Cruces, New Mexico. Behind the building, to the east, lies the pine forested mountains leading upward to Cloudcroft and Ruidoso, the home of the Mescalero Apache. Alamogordo is a city located in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America. ... White Sands National Monument is well-known for its fields of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. ... Holloman AFB is an Air Force base located in Otero County, New Mexico. ... White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), formerly known as the White Sands Proving Grounds, is located in a valley between the Organ Mountains and the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. ... The Jornada del Muerto (journey of the deadman in Spanish) was the name given by the Spanish conquistadors to the 1660s route northward from New Spain, or Mexico. ... Las Cruces is a city located in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. ...


The museum contains samples of booster rockets, nose cones, and an exhibit on the planets of the solar system, space flight, and a small display on the primates who were used in the early space flight experiments in the U.S.


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New Mexico Museum of Space History » Exhibitions (327 words)
Named after International Space Hall of Fame Inductee and aeromedical pioneer Dr. John P. Stapp, the Air and Space Park consists of large space-re.
The International Space Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to recognize the imagination, efforts, and achievements of those who ha.
NMSpaceMuseum.org is © 2005 - 2007 The New Mexico Museum of Space History, a Division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs | Museum of Space History (158 words)
The Museum of Space History, a five-story golden cube nestled on the western slope of the Sacramento Mountains, mixes education with entertainment.
The Museum's International Space Hall of Fame has exhibits ranging from Robert Goddard's early rocket experiments near Roswell to mock-ups of tomorrow's space stations.
The International Space Hall of Fame honors more than 100 individuals, including Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman in space; British scientist and author Arthur C. Clarke; journalist Walter Cronkite; and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.
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