2006 New Hampshire Statutes - Section 12-L:2 Declaration of Purpose.

The Christa McAuliffe planetarium is the official state memorial for Sharon Christa McAuliffe, the Concord, New Hampshire social studies teacher who was chosen to be America's first teacher in space. The Alan B. Shepard discovery center is the official state memorial for Alan B. Shepard, the Derry, New Hampshire native who was the first American in space. The planetarium's mission is to educate, incite, and entertain learners of all ages in the sciences and humanities by actively engaging them in the exploration of astronomy and space science.

Source. 2001, 136:2, eff. July 1, 2001.