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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.

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!