The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is an air and space science center located in Concord, New Hampshire on the NHTI campus, named after Christa McAuliffe, the teacher who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, and Alan Shepard, the first American in space. The Discovery Center focuses on providing the latest in astronomy, engineering, Earth and space sciences, while also honoring the memories of Christa McAuliffe and Alan Shepard, who were both New Hampshire citizens.
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center offers a full-sized replica of a Mercury-Redstone rocket, interactive exhibits in astronomy and Earth and space sciences, a planetarium theater (the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, which was built long before the Discovery Center), a rooftop observatory, an expanded science store, and the Countdown Café.
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