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Location
Best time
Arrive right at opening time (11 a.m.) for a personalized experience. The on-site manager often provides detailed 30-minute guided tours sharing NASA history stories and artifact backgrounds that enhance the visit significantly.
Visitor tip
Bring the whole family including dogs—the venue is very dog-friendly and has exhibits suitable for all ages with hands-on opportunities like touching actual space shuttle components and NASA artifacts that engage both children and adults.
Visitor tip
Take advantage of the knowledgeable and passionate staff by asking questions about specific exhibits. They provide valuable historical context about NASA's connection to New Mexico and the space shuttle program that isn't always obvious from displays alone.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Space History Museum
- Main Feature
- 1.2 million gallon water tank with space program murals
- Highlights
- Challenger Shuttle replica, V-2 rocket, Mercury capsule mock-up
- Admission
- Free (donations appreciated)
What visitors say
Thirty minutes away from White Sands, I saw a sign for the Space Murals Museum/admission free. I turned back to check it out. It wasn’t open yet; I was there just before 11 a.m., which was the opening time, but another car pulled up. I…
Very kind, knowledgeable friendly staff. It is free to tour inside and out, but you may definitely donate. Very dog friendly. Lots of really neat and interesting items to browse through. Go support!
Much more than murals! Full of real space stuff that you can touch and see. Very passionate staff who show you around and explain the interesting history of the items such as how the space shuttle used white sands! Touched a tile from…
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Did You Know?
- Features a 1,200,000 gallon water tank with space program murals, making it a visually distinctive museum installation
- Contains authentic space artifacts including a tile from the Space Shuttle and a NASA capsule that went to the moon, allowing visitors to touch real space hardware
- Houses a 1/8 scale Challenger Shuttle replica and original V-2 rocket among its exhibits, representing significant historical space program hardware
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