Cosmosphere displays vast space artifacts in Hutchinson
The Cosmosphere in Hutchinson offers an expansive collection including the only Soviet Vostok in the Western world and Apollo 13s Odyssey. It houses items from Centyne gum to Armstrong and Aldrin’s moon gloves, with admissions covering planetarium, IMAX, and Goddard Lab shows. Visitors can explore the Hall of Space Museum and Cold War gallery, while ongoing restorations and exhibits highlight space history and missions.
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Hutchinson
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Wichita
Jeff Ollenburger
Hall of Space Museum
Oldenburger
Imax
Dr. Goddard
Trish Oakley
Cosmosphere
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Smithsonian Institution
Germany
Ollenburger
West Germany
U.S
Vostok
Mercury
Earth
Moon
Atlantic Ocean
Kansas
Gus Grissom
Olsen
Cosmosphere Museum Hours and Fees in Hutchinson
The Cosmosphere in Hutchinson at 1100 N Plum St is open daily through Labor Day. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is 11 dollars for adults 10.50 for seniors and 8 for children 5 to 12, with under 5 free. Information line: (620) 662-2305.
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Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
N. Plum St
Hutchinson
Clark County approves mill levy to fund Pioneer-Krier Museum
Clark County residents voted 358 yes to support a tax up to 1 mill, yielding over $30,000 next year for the Pioneer-Krier Museum in Ashland. The facility, long on life support, has relied on private donations since its 1960s founding. the new levy aims to stabilize budgets amid waning donations and aging infrastructure.
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Ashland
Clark County
Becky Mishler
Pioneer-Krier
Tony Maphet
Maphet
Museum Board
Sandy Mosshart
Apollo 17 Commander's Moon Memoir Cuff Revealed
The cuff checklist worn by Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan and the last words spoken on the moon are highlighted in a historic artifact. The Cosmosphere traces its origins to the Hutchinson Planetarium opened in 1962 by Patricia Brooks Carey, later moving to the State Fairgrounds and then near Hutchinson Community College. Max Ary, a space expert, later led the planetarium efforts after serving there during earlier years.
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Ary
Smithsonian
Kansas
Burger
Gene Cernan
Hutchinson Planetarium
Patricia Brooks Carey
State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson Community College
Planetarium
Max Ary
Ashcroft counsel eyeing Moore's job
Justice Department official Kris Kobach plans to resign as counsel to Attorney General John Ashcroft and consider running for Congress in Kansas 3rd District. The seat held by Dennis Moore includes Douglas County and eastern Lawrence. Other GOP contenders include Adam Taff Patricia Barbieri-Lightner and Jeff Colyer.
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Washington
Justice Department
Kansas
Congress
Kris Kobach
John Ashcroft
White House
Ashcroft
Kobach
Dennis Moore
Douglas County
Lawrence
Overland Park, Kan
University of Missouri- Kansas City Law School
University
Adam Taff
Moore
Taff
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!