McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will use funds to organize and preserve their historical collections focused on two New Hampshire space pioneers, Admiral Alan Shepard, and the first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe. This project will be guided by the recommendations of a grant-funded professional conservation and preservation assessment carried out in 2021. The museum will purchase new storage cabinetry and staff will rehouse the material in archival containers. Appropriate treatment of these items is necessary to preserve this history and to make it accessible to both the local community and to researchers.