McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center New England's premier air and space science center. We bring the universe to you! 🔭⭐️ The Sky Is No Limit, It's Just The Beginning! http://goo.gl/X5lNCM
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The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center honors NH space pioneers Christa McAuliffe and Alan Shepard. Come explore astronomy and aviation with interactive exhibits, simulations, planetarium, observatory, and more! We specialize in creating educational offerings for home school students, and schools. Please take a look at our Educators Guide To The Universe (13-14).

Happy Alan Shepard Day! 🚀Mercury-Redstone 3, or Freedom 7 launched 65 years ago today piloted by NH's own, Alan B. Shepa...
05/05/2026

Happy Alan Shepard Day! 🚀

Mercury-Redstone 3, or Freedom 7 launched 65 years ago today piloted by NH's own, Alan B. Shepard who became the first American in space in 1961. 🌌🎉

Launching The First American into Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMptAi6Z8io

Is BB hungry?No, BB8!Why is Yoda such a good gardener?Because he has a green thumb!All jokes aside, May the 4th be with ...
05/04/2026

Is BB hungry?
No, BB8!

Why is Yoda such a good gardener?
Because he has a green thumb!

All jokes aside, May the 4th be with you all this Stars Wars Day ✨

Hey Discovery Center Members! 👋Through our Discovery Center Partner Exchange Program, members have the opportunity to ta...
05/01/2026

Hey Discovery Center Members! 👋

Through our Discovery Center Partner Exchange Program, members have the opportunity to take advantage of 2 partnerships this month, Seacoast Science Center and Discovery Museum!

Hey Concord, great news! We're not cooking tonight! 🤩👍From 5-9pm, dine at Street Concord (76 N Main St, Concord, NH) dur...
04/28/2026

Hey Concord, great news! We're not cooking tonight! 🤩👍

From 5-9pm, dine at Street Concord (76 N Main St, Concord, NH) during our Community Night, mention McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center to your server, and 20% of your in-house purchase will be donated to support our mission!

Over the moon excited to share the news that we are among the 2026 Pinnacle Award recipients as Nonprofit of the Year! ⭐...
04/23/2026

Over the moon excited to share the news that we are among the 2026 Pinnacle Award recipients as Nonprofit of the Year! ⭐️ Thank you Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce for this amazing honor! We are so proud to serve this community!

Anyone else thinking about some of the initial take aways from the Artemis II crew this Earth Day? 🌎 We sure are! How ar...
04/22/2026

Anyone else thinking about some of the initial take aways from the Artemis II crew this Earth Day? 🌎 We sure are! How are you celebrating your planet today? 💓

We're halfway through Volunteer Appreciation Week and we thought we'd share some fun facts about our volunteer program i...
04/22/2026

We're halfway through Volunteer Appreciation Week and we thought we'd share some fun facts about our volunteer program in 2025! We couldn't do it without our super star volunteers! ⭐💪

Volunteer Appreciation Week kicks off today and we’re so excited to celebrate the incredible people who believe so deepl...
04/19/2026

Volunteer Appreciation Week kicks off today and we’re so excited to celebrate the incredible people who believe so deeply in the Discovery Center’s mission that they donate their time, talents, and passion to support it.

From engaging with our visitors and supporting education programs to helping behind the scenes, our volunteers make it possible to inspire curiosity and a love of science every day. ✨

To all of our amazing volunteers: thank you for being such an important part of our organization. We appreciate you this week and every week. 🚀

Address

2 Institute Drive
Concord, NH
03301

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10:30am - 4pm
Thursday 10:30am - 4pm
Friday 10:30am - 4pm
Saturday 10:30am - 4pm
Sunday 10:30am - 4pm

Telephone

(603) 271-7827

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