Saturday April 21 we celebrate NATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY with fun hands-on activities for kids and adults, including “Make a Comet” and “Fruity Solar System”. Engaging talks on “Urban Stargazing” and “How to Use Your Telescope”. More about our Astronomy Programs
Family-friendly event FREE to the public… Celebrate the first man in space on Yuri’s Night April 12 from 7-9 pm with featured speaker Bob Sieck, former NASA space shuttle launch director, at American Space Museum, Titusville, FL. (See below for address, map and contact.) Sieck, launch director for 52 Shuttle launches and former program director, […]
-- April 2018 Program: “Everyone is an amateur astronomer - Fun talk on history of humans looking up” -- Have fun learning about the stars and planets during our FREE monthly "Starry Starry Astronomy Night!" held the Second Tuesday of EACH month at the American Space Museum. We meet in the museum classroom for a […]
-- March 2018 Program: Also see the Andromedia Galaxy, Orion Nebula and The Pleaides. -- Our FREE monthly “Moon Gaze” (scheduled around the First Quarter Moon) is held at the American Space Museum parking lot off U.S. 1 South. Bring the family to see Apollo landing sites, craters and mountain ranges, and maybe a planet, […]
-- March 2018 Program: “March Madness in the Stars - The sky transition from Winter to Spring” -- Have fun learning about the stars and planets during our FREE monthly "Starry Starry Astronomy Night!" held the Second Tuesday of EACH month at the American Space Museum. We meet in the museum classroom for a short […]
Former Space Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and space historian Jonathan Ward will be signing copies of their new book, “Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew” at the American Space Museum beginning at 11:00 on Saturday, January 27. Coming out at the 15th anniversary of the Columbia […]
The American Space Museum and the City of Titusville Flag and Memorial Committee will be co-hosting the Astronaut Memorial Ceremony at Sand Point Park. Directions and map are below.
In conjunction with the Smithsonian, we are participating in Museum Day Live on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Join us that day for fun and activities -- all FREE! We are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day.
Join us on April 20, 2017 for the Reach for the Stars Reception, hosted by The American Space Museum & The Planetarium at Eastern Florida State College Where: The Planetarium at Eastern Florida State College – 1519 Clearlake Rd, Cocoa, FL 32922 (see map) When: Social time starts at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy complimentary wine and […]
Individuals bring their space memorabilia to the museum for an appraisal by our memorabilia expert, Chuck Jeffrey, between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Please do not bring a large number of items. If you have a whole collection that you would like appraised, please contact the museum […]