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 McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center | |
  Location within New Hampshire  McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center (the United States) | |
| Established | 1990 |
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| Location | Concord, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 43°13′27″N 71°31′57″W / 43.224202°N 71.532469°W |
| Type | Science museum |
| Collection size | Planetarium, replica Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle |
| Visitors | 50,000 annually |
| Director | Jeanne Gerulskis |
| President | Paul A. Burkett, Esq. |
| Curator | Dr. Kimberly Duncan |
| Public transit access | Concord Area Transport |
| Website | www |
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is a science museum located in Concord, New Hampshire, United States, next door to the NHTI campus. The museum is dedicated to Christa McAuliffe, the Concord High School social studies teacher selected by NASA out of over 11,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space, and Alan Shepard, the Derry, New Hampshire, native and Navy test pilot who became the first American in space and one of only twelve human beings to walk on the Moon. The Discovery Center's stated mission is to inspire new generations to explore space, through engaging, artful, and entertaining activities focused on astronomy, aviation, Earth and space science.
The 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) museum offers 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of interactive science and engineering exhibits, outdoor exhibits including a full-sized replica of a Mercury-Redstone rocket, a full-dome digital planetarium, an observatory, science store, café, portable digital planetarium and a full complement of on- and off-site educational programs.