We're celebrating our 20th anniversary! See our October Events.
Our mission is to inspire people of all ages to learn about humanity's journey beyond Earth.
About the Museum
The International Spaceflight Museum is a virtual world museum dedicated to the wonder and science of space travel. It is operated by ISMuseum, a Texas non-profit corporation and a US 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit under the US IRS tax code. The ISM does not have any real-world brick-and-mortar location.
The ISM has publicly accessible locations on two virtual-world grids:
Exhibits
From its beginnings, the goal of the ISM has been to create full-scale, accurate 3D models of spacecraft and supporting objects, such as models of planets and other astronomical objects, to educate people about the scale and complexity of space-exploration-related objects. Also, we strive to make interactive displays that show physical principles and other information relevant to astronomy, space exploration, and related technologies and phenomena.
Our collection, which is always growing, includes models of rockets from many spacefaring nations and private organizations, space probes, telescopes, satellites, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, stars, and galaxies. Whenever practical, we also offer background information about these objects using a variety of methods in order to make our museum an interesting and educational destination, as well as a visually exciting and pleasant place to visit.
Current and Recurrent Events
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ISM's 20th Anniversary!
October events
- Oct 9 at 3pm SLT - Cypress Rosewood Teleport
- Oct 12 at 3pm SLT - DJ Blue Teleport
- Oct 17 at 3pm SLT - DJ Rosa Alekseev Teleport
- Oct 19 at 1pm SLT - Open house and tour @ Kitely Teleport
- Oct 24 at 3pm SLT - Maximillion Kleene Teleport
- Oct 28 at 11am SLT - Arisia Vita Teleport
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World Space Week 2025
October 4-10
Celebrate World Space Week the National Space Society in SL!
This year's theme is Living in Space, and NSS in SL has created a special exhibit which even includes an orbital outhouse!
Watch videos from a former astronaut showing how living in space is different from Earth, enjoy our themed playlist on the audio stream, and get free gifts!
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Tea and Rockets
Every Thursday at 3pm SLT
Join us for conversations about anything space-related.
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Moon Base Game Night
Every Monday at 6pm SLT
Join us at the igloo habitat on the ISM Moon Base Shackleton for game night! We can teach you if you don't know how to play.
To be notified of upcoming events, join the Spaceflight Museum Happenings group.
Activities
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ISM Trivia Challenge
Take the ISM Trivia Challenge and win prizes from the points you earn. Earn 10 points for every correct answer for multiple choice questions.
To start, go to the giftshop in Spaceport Alpha and pick up a HUD from the engine of the toy rocket.
Get Involved
Donate
The ISM is completely built and run by volunteers. However, expenses in running the museum include the monthly land tier fees, mesh and texture upload fees, and annual government fees.
To donate, go to Paypal.com or pay any one of the donation jars inworld.
Volunteer
You can browse our Creators Corner to get a sense of how we work.
To volunteer, come to our weekly Planning Committee meeting at Spaceport Bravo on Wednesdays at 3pm SLT and introduce yourself as a would-be volunteer. Or contact our volunteer coordinator.