"My maiden name is McAuliffe (no relation) and my son is going through a huge space and rocket phase, so when I heard about this museum a few weeks ago I figured we had to check it out! We spent about 3 hours there, I thought it was great for a preschooler. Nice and quiet, tons of hands-on activities. A few things weren’t working but were very clearly labeled as such so that didn’t really bother me. Definitely a little dated but it’s obvious they care and are working on improving what they can. It was extremely clean, bathrooms included. It was too hot to spend much time on the playground but it’s brand new and looks wonderful! My space loving little guy had tons of fun. We will definitely be back."

"We went for a birthday party and it was great. Cute show in the planetarium and the center has lots of fun hands on experiences for kids. Easy to manage place for a family with kids. Elevator and easy access for strollers and wheelchairs. Definitely recommend it."

"Great place for school ages kids. As an adult and not knowing what it was I expected more of a museum type attraction. If you are visiting the area with school aged kids and weather prevents outside activities… this would be a good stop to keep them busy for an hour or two."

"Great, affordable family adventure! As a NH native, I was surprised to learn that Concord had a space museum and planetarium! I never knew this was here. We attended Sunday, spending about 3 hours there between exhibits and the show. I loved all the history about New Hampshire's history with space exploration. There was a variety of interactive exhibits for adults and kids and was very engaging. The staff was extremely friendly and took the time to interact and educate. You could tell they love working here. My favorite part of the visit was the Planetarium exhibit about the Native American story of the Big and Little Dipper. In conjunction with local indigenous tribes, the center put together a beautifully illustrated presentation. I attended with 3 other adults and our 10 year old nephew and we were all enthralled with the story of The Great Spirit Bear Chase and the Hunt by the Bird People. The summary on their site reads: "Created in partnership with Chief Paul Pouliot and Chief Female Speaker Denise Pouliot of the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook and Abenaki People, produced by Film Unbound and with technical support by SSIA Technologies, and written by Paul Pouliot, this 100% New Hampshire-made show tells stories of the night sky from the perspective and cultural traditions of the indigenous peoples whose ancestors first settled in the Granite State over 12,000 years ago." The story tells us how the Big and Little Dipper (both bears) came to be constellations in the sky. Their story weaves in geography of New Hampshire, like Lake Winnapesaukee, the White Mountains and Monadnock, and features indigenous explanations for the changing of seasons and where New Hampshire gets her beautiful fall color. My only "complaint" is that there wasn't a book of this story to take home! Between the lore and the artwork, I can see this being a treasured story for any children's library, a great introduction to the indigenous cultures of New Hampshire. This is a wonderful, intimate, local museum to attend. They offer AAA and Veteran discounts on ticketing, and it's relatively affordable for a family. Count on spending 2-3 hours here, as it's a pretty small museum. You can stay longer if you take in more shows :)"

"Staff was friendly but all in all not impressed with the place at all. A few exhibits are "temporarily out of order" including a flight simulator. Not much in the place either so for a family of 4 spending $40 on admission, I really do not feel like I got my moneys worth. An empty cafe in the entrance, mulitple exhibits not working and very little to do. Can see the whole center in 20 minutes. The planetarium costs an extra $5 per person and is cool but who goes to a planetarium to watch a documentary with people talking, we want to see stars not a 30 min film on people who work at telescopes."