White Sands Missile Range Museum

Outside view of the White Sands Missile Range Museum from the front entrance.

The White Sands Missile Range Museum was founded in 1994 by BG Richard Wharton and the White Sands Pioneer Group as a way to preserve the artifacts and history of this unique part of the Army and New Mexico.. More

Contact:

General Information: 575-678-2250

Location:

Headquarters Avenue, Bldg 200

WSMR, NM 88002

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Visiting the Museum

Free Admission
Closed on Federal Holidays.
White Sands Missile Range is located in south-central New Mexico off US Highway 70 between Las Cruces and Alamogordo. The White Sands Missile Range Museum is located just inside the Las Cruces/Alamogordo Main Post Gate on the left.

Hours


Monday Closed


Tuesday 0900 – 1700


Wednesday 0900 - 1700


Thursday 0900 - 1700


Friday 0900 - 1700


Saturday 0900 - 1700


Sunday 1100 - 1700



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About the White Sands Missile Range Museum

The White Sands Missile Range Museum was founded in 1994 by BG Richard Wharton and the White Sands Pioneer Group as a way to preserve the artifacts and history of this unique part of the Army and New Mexico.

The mission of the WSMR Museum is to collect, preserve, interpret and display the Army's story in New Mexico and the role the Army played in operating the Missile Range to integrate Department of Defense, other Federal agency, and international test activities that contributed to the advancement of missiles and rockets, the emergence of the nuclear age, the winning of the Cold War, and our Nation's continued strategic dominance on the global stage.

The Museum supports our Nation's research and development by forming a bridge between the Missile Range and the public, by connecting our military and civilian work force to a continuum of effort that began in 1945 and continues to excel today. If this history is not preserved at the WSMR Museum, it will be lost forever.