Take a trip to outer space! The Cosmosphere is a Smithsonian-affiliated space museum in Hutchinson, Kansas that opened in 1962. Educating visitors from around the globe, the Cosmosphere boasts the Hall of Space museum, one of only 14 IMAXR dome theaters in the world, and a planetarium. Today, the Cosmosphere’s space artifact collection is second only to that of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Exhibits
A walk through The Hall of Space is an educational trip through the space race between the United States and Russia. It holds one of the most significant collections of U.S. and Russian space artifacts in the world. The Cosmosphere is also one of only three museums in the world to display flown spacecraft from all three early-manned space programs – Mercury (Liberty Bell 7), Gemini (Gemini 10) and Apollo (Apollo 13).
The Exhibits Include:
– The German Gallery, with a complete set of V-1 and V-2 rockets
– The Cold War Gallery
– Mollett Early Space Flight Gallery
– Apollo Gallery
– The Astronaut Experience
Theaters
These theater presentations are in addition to general admission prices, but you can purchase a combo ticket to save money on all three.
The Carey Digital Dome Theater is a two-story Dome with an amazing 4K digital projection system. They show documentaries as well as current feature films in the theater.
The Justice Planetarium is a state-of-the-art, digital dual projector experience. Here, the Cosmosphere presents a daily program on the Night Sky as well as a special planetarium presentation on Black Holes.
Dr. Goddard’s Lab is a trip back in time to the 1930s lab of Dr. Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry. This interactive show uses live demonstrations to take visitors on a journey through the history of rockets. Viewers are warned not to try these experiments at home!
The theater presentations are in addition to general admission prices, but you can purchase a combo ticket to save money on all three.
Apollo 50
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing at the Cosmosphere! There are fun Apollo 11-inspired activities going on all summer, including a scavenger hunt, special exhibition, documentary film, and souvenirs.
On Saturday, July 20th, there will be:
– Special docent-guided tours every hour with museum admission
– “Landing on the Lawn”, a free to the public family-focused event, featuring hands-on moon and space-themed activities from various community organizations and live science demonstrations. Cosmosphere
1100 N Plum Street
Hutchinson, KS 67501
