Events
Warehouse 1402 Behind the Scenes Tour: Space and the Tularosa Basin
March 24, 2018
9:00 AM
3198 State Route 2001 | Alamogordo, NM 88310
- Venue:
- New Mexico Museum of Space History
- Admission:
- Free
- Contact Name:
- Cathy Harper
- Contact E-mail Address:
- Cathy.harper@state.nm.us
- Contact Phone Number:
- Cathy.harper@state.nm.us
The Tularosa Basin is known for its natural beauty, the white sands of gypsum and the space program. Wait a minute – the space program? To find out more about how the white sands and rockets go together, come to the Warehouse 1402 program Space and the Tularosa Basin. Join Curator Sue Taylor and Assistant Curator Jim Mayberry as they share with you stories of the early space program that took place here in Alamogordo. The program will start on the first floor of the museum, where special artifacts from the Manhigh program and the high-speed track will be shown. Then the program moves outside to the Rocket Park where such artifacts as Little Joe II and the case of the missing Apollo Boilerplate will be discussed. Just when you thought you knew it all, you find out there’s more. The Little Joe II rocket is being installed in the John P. Stapp Air and Spark Park at the Museum of Space History in 1976. Learn more about the history of the Little Joe II and other museum artifacts.
Free coffee and donuts-compliments of the International Space Hall of Fame Foundation.