Las Cruces Bulletin
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Friday, September 9, 2016
Museum offering motor coach tour to Trinity Site
The world’s first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, at Trinity Site, in New Mexico on the
north end of what is now White Sands Missile Range. In recognition of the event, Trinity Site is open to
the public twice each year in April and again on the first Saturday in October.
As part of its 40th Anniversary celebration, the New Mexico Museum of Space History is hosting a
motor coach tour to Trinity Site on Saturday, Oct. 1. Area historian Pete Eidenbach will accompany
guests on the coach, giving an in-depth talk on area history, the bomb, its history and the effect it had
on the world.
Eidenbach is a professor of Anthropology at New Mexico State University Alamogordo, an
archaeologist and an historic preservation planner. He is the winner of the 2013 New Mexico-Arizona
Book Award for History.
Once on site, guests enjoy a brown bag lunch and a walking tour of Trinity Site. On the way back,
Pete’s debriefing is highlighted with a special showing of a classic science fiction film. Upon arrival at
the museum, guests will be treated to a guided tour followed by reserved seating for an exclusive
showing of Trinity: The Atomic Bomb Movie in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium.
Special interpretation at the site is provided by White Sands Missile Range staff. All visitors must have
government issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport. Identification must be
Real ID compliant. For a complete list of acceptable forms of identification, visit
http://www. wsmr.army.mil/PAO/ Trinity/Pages/Home.aspx.
“People come from around the world to visit Trinity Site. It’s like a pilgrimage. The museum is pleased
to be able to offer them an informative andcomfortable way to make the trek,” said Museum Executive
Director Chris Orwoll. The roughly 140mile round trip from Alamogordo to Trinity Site crosses through
a large area of White Sands Missile Range. There are no facilities and no stopping along the route
once the caravan has left Tularosa.
Limited advance tickets are on sale now through the museum’s education department and include the
round trip to Trinity Site, tour, brownbag lunch, guided tour of the museum, and reserved seating for
the Tombaugh Theater showing of Trinity: The Atomic Bomb Movie.
The ticket price is $70 per person, or $60 for museum members. To reserve your tickets or for more
information, call 575-437-2840 ext. 41132 or visit nmspacemuseum. org.
The New Mexico Museum of Space History, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is a division of the NM Department
of Cultural Affairs.
For more information, call 575-437-2840 or toll free 1-877-333-6589 or visit the website at
www.nmspacemuseum. org. Like us at: www.facebook.com/ NMSpaceMuseum.
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Las Cruces Bulletin
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Friday, September 9, 2016
The world’s first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, at Trinity Site, on the north end of what
is now White Sands Missile Range. As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, the New Mexico
Museum of Space History is hosting a motor coach tour to the site on Saturday, October 1.
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