This week we visit New Hampshire! Early in World War II, the Granite State witnessed a massive expansion of critical airpower infrastructure at Grenier Field in Manchester. This base served as the key launching point for single aircraft that took the northern route to the European Theater, while also sustaining a variety of additional missions—everything from training sorties to anti-submarine patrols.  The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire celebrates this history. New Hampshire is also the birthplace of Alan Shepard – America’s first man in space – who later walked on the Moon in 1971 as mission commander of Apollo 14. Today, space enthusiasts can visit the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, NH, which features interactive science and engineering exhibits, including a full-sized replica of a Mercury-Redstone rocket.