New Mexico Museum of Space History hosting Sci-Fi, Sci-Fact Exhibit this November

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The New Mexico Museum of Space History will open its new "Sci-Fi, Sci-Fact" exhibit on Friday, Dec. 15.

The exhibit will be located on floor 3B, according to museum spokeswoman Cathy Harper.

"... it will be replacing most of the existing Star Trek gallery, but because it is incredibly popular some of it will stay," Harper said. 

 

"We are opening up this 'Sci-Fi, Sci-Fact' exhibit and the idea is to go into some of the fun of exploring how science fiction has sometimes turned into science fact and how sci-fi has affected sci-fact. Basically, how they constantly influence each other," New Mexico Museum of Space History Executive Director Chris Orwoll said.

The museum, Orwoll said, also planned to expand its gallery offerings for visitors.

"We will have a new 'early space' gallery and a new 'preparing human for space' gallery for Fall of 2024," Orwoll said. "So, we are essentially preparing five new galleries by next fall, it'll be an insanely aggressive year for us while also staying open."

Orwoll said the planning and design stages for those galleries are still underway, though it will be some months before their completion.

Orwoll said the museum also plans to showcase dozens of suits from popular science fiction movies, such as 1997's Starship Troopers and the 1999's Galaxy Quest.

Orwoll said the costume worn by Captain Carmen Ibanez played by Denise Richards in Starship Troopers will be featured at the museum.

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