New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

Space Frontiers

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and the New Mexico Museum of Space History have come together to create the exhibition, Space Frontiers. Open to the public Friday, May 15, 2009, Space Frontiers features the rich heritage and exciting future of space exploration in New Mexico. From ancient Native American observatories at Chaco Canyon to modern day facilities such as the Very Large Array astronomical radio observatory, New Mexico’s clear skies and high altitudes have provided an ideal location to study the heavens.

New Mexicans may not realize what a major role our state has played in the understanding and exploration of space. But, from the experimental rocketry of Robert Goddard to Spaceport America, New Mexico’s open space and low human population have provided ideal conditions for developing aerospace technologies.

With a variety of artifacts on long-term loan from the New Mexico Museum of Space History, in addition to an amazing interactive component that interprets the Sun Dagger of Chaco Canyon, this exhibit showcases our state’s history and contributions to how we see and travel beyond our planet earth.

Space Frontiers opens to the public at 9:00 AM on Friday, May 15. It is located on the second floor of the Museum outside the Planetarium.