ICYMI: Alan Shepard Apollo 14 Driving Tour Check Ins
Alan Shepard planting the US flag on the Moon during Apollo 14- image courtesy of NASA
On February 5th we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 14 and Alan Shepard landing on the Moon with a virtual driving tour of locations in the state connected to that story. In case you missed all the fun, here are the video links:
After starting our morning at Alan’s old school, Pinkerton Academy
We stopped at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire
Then saw Alan in our Science Store
Before visiting Proctor Academy where he spent a summer
And then the Redstone Rocket in Warren, NH
After that we watched Alan walk on the Moon from our 1970s style living room “Apollo 14- Blast from the Past!”, our newest exhibit
Then learned about more recent Moon research with UNH’s CRaTER Team
Got a glimpse of Alan’s childhood home
And returned to the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire
Before our final check in with Alan’s hand-made boat
If you want to see any of these places yourself, or the other locations on our driving tour, the interactive map and a printable version can be found here along with links to other resources and information about the anniversary.
