{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-12-l-2","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 12-L:2","heading":"Declaration of Purpose.","body":"The McAuliffe-Shepard discovery center 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 discovery center is also the official state memorial for Alan B. Shepard, the Derry, New Hampshire native who was the first American in space. The discovery center'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, aviation, and earth and space science.","path":["Title I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT","Chapter 12-L: MCAULIFFE-SHEPARD DISCOVERY CENTER"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/I/12-L/12-L-2.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:11:30Z","sha256":"3d9471d3b1c4a13b466ed1cede3c1282b2ea05907011e6ea853341c9a8dc3d2e","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-12-l-1","next":"us-nh/rsa-12-l-3-to-12-l-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}