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Thanks to our educator Yeric Valentino, we are now happy to offer our virtual exhibit Alan Shepard: First American in Space and Shipwright in Spanish. Click here to see the English version. English version by Sarah Nappo, posted on April 9, 2020.

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:

On January 31, 1971 Apollo 14 launched carrying Commander Alan Shepard, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Mitchell, and Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa. Their mission was to journey to the Moon, land the Antares Lunar Module in the Fra Mauro Crater, explore more of the Moon’s surface, and conduct experiments on the surface and in orbit.

In case you missed it, we’re challenging you to get outside and recreate Alan Shepard’s golf-on-the-Moon moment during the Apollo 14 mission! Send us your videos by 9 pm Sunday, February 7th to mzapletal@starhop.com- we’ll choose two entries to win family memberships! Check out the video here

On April 9, 1959 NASA introduced the first group of astronauts who would be reaching for the stars: the Mercury 7.

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA.

Project Mercury was NASA’s program to safely launch a manned spacecraft into orbit around Earth and then safely recover the astronaut and craft, an important step in US space technology and eventually journeying beyond our atmosphere.

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA. Before gaining recognition as one of the Mercury 7 and the first American in space, Alan Shepard already had a distinguished career in the United States Navy.

Catch up on news about upcoming events at the Discovery Center and in the world of space science with this quarter’s newsletter

In November 2008, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center erected a life sized Redstone Rocket in front of the new Discovery Center building changing the landscape of the campus forever. Check out the article below to learn a little bit more about the Redstone Rocket, its significance in the history of space travel and how this replica made its way to Concord, NH!

The combined photos, letters, and first hand accounts help piece together an importance puzzle. Alan Shepard’s rowboat survives as a unique piece of history in the life of America’s first astronaut and will be treasured by the Discovery Center for years to come!