Through the Alex Higgins Memorial Space Camp Scholarship, three NH students ages 9-17 attend U.S Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama each year. Three more will go in 2027! Would you like to be one of them?

Join us at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center for “Living & Working in Space Day” on September 24th, 2026. Learn what it takes to eat, sleep, exercise, and work aboard the International Space Station. The day also features a live downlink watch party with astronauts currently living and working on the space station.

Join us at McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center to celebrate the upcoming launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Vote for McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in the 2026 Concord Monitor Cappies!

Help us step into the future by revitalizing a part of the Discovery Center’s past! With your support, we will introduce the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Solar System Trail to the Greater Concord Community for current and future generations to enjoy.

This tournament is more than just a day on the green—it’s one of the most important fundraising opportunities of the year for the non-profit McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. For generations of K-12 students, particularly those in underserved communities, the Discovery Center and our Christa McAuliffe Planetarium have been filling critical STEM learning gaps. Through interactive field trips, engaging exhibits, and awe-inspiring planetarium shows like “The Little Star that Could” and “Asteroid – Mission Extreme”, students experience science in ways that spark curiosity and fuel ambition.

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is now a drop-off location for new and used LEGO donations.

Dine at Street Concord during our Community Night, mention our organization to your server, and 20% of your in-house purchase will be donated to support our mission.

Join us at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center for a special opportunity to meet and learn from ret. astronaut, space shuttle commander, and space exploration advocate Mark Kelly.

This January, join us at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center for “Reach for the Stars: Then, Now, Forever”, a special after hours event honoring the life, courage, and legacy of Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, and the Challenger crew who lost their lives 40 years ago, on January 28th, 1986.

This January, join us at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center for “Reach for the Stars: Celebrating Christa McAuliffe”, a week-long tribute honoring the life, courage, and legacy of Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, and the Challenger crew who lost their lives 40 years ago, on January 28th, 1986.