The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is New England’s own air and space museum, dedicated to New Hampshire space pioneers Christa McAuliffe and Alan Shepard, and filled with indoor and outdoor interactive STEM exhibits, a vintage 1956 Crusader jet, an all-digital, full-dome planetarium - the largest planetarium in Northern New England, an observatory, science store, and café. With a full series of STEM programs, including summer STEM camps for kids ages 5 - 14, an annual aerospace festival each September, monthly virtual talks by scientists, engineers and educators, school field trips and a vibrant outreach program, the Discovery Center is a place to explore, discover, and be inspired.
