Scouting and Space Exploration The BSA launched the Space Exploration merit badge in 1965. • Since then, over 420,000 badges have been earned by Scouts. • The requirements for earning this badge may include: o building, launching, and recovering a model rocket F o designing an earth-orbiting space station o learning how satellites stay in orbit o and more…(See www.scouting.org for exact requirements.) A NASA provides students, particularly Scouts, with many opportunities. • Ideas and information for Cub Scout achievements can be found at: http://spaceplace. jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/cubscouts • Ideas and information for Boy Scout achievements can be found at: C http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/product/community/scout_overview.html The National Aeronautic and Space Administration selected the first group of T astronauts in 1959. • Of the 320 pilots and scientists selected since 1959, 181 were in Scouting. • Of the 12 men to walk on the moon, 11 were Scouts. Alphabetical Listing of Astronauts Who Were Scouts Includes highest rank earned, NASA flight experience, and hometown. (c, current astronaut; f, former astronaut; d, deceased) S Source: NASA 2005 Fact Book James C. Adamson, f Buzz Aldrin, Ph.D., f Andrew M. Allen, f Eagle Scout Scout Tenderfoot Cub Scout H STS-28, STS-43 Gemini 12, Apollo 11 STS-46, STS-62, STS-75 Woodbine, Maryland Montclair, New York Titusville, Florida Joseph P. Allen, Ph.D., f Scott D. Altman, c William A. Anders, f E First Class Scout Second Class Scout Life Scout STS-5, STS-51A STS-90, STS-106, Apollo 8 Crawfordsville, Indiana STS-109, STS-125 Lemon Grove, California E Pekin, Illinois Clayton C. Anderson, c Michael P. Anderson, d Neil A. Armstrong, f First Class Scout Webelos Eagle Scout ISS, STS-117, STS-120 STS-89, STS-107 Apollo 11, lunar surface T Ashland, Nebraska (Columbia) Wapakoneta, Ohio Spokane, Washington Page 1 of 10 Scouting and Space Exploration Richard R. Arnold, c James P. Bagian, M.D., Michael A. Baker, c Webelos P.E., f Life Scout STS-119 Eagle Scout STS-43, STS-52, F Bowie, Maryland STS-29, STS-40 STS-68, STS-81 Philadelphia, Lemoore, California Pennsylvania A Michael R. Barratt, M.D., c Daniel T. Barry, Charles A. Bassett II, d Explorer M.D., Ph.D., f Life Scout Soyuz TMA-14, Star Scout Dayton, Ohio ISS, STS-71 STS-72, STS-96, STS-105 C Vancouver, Washington South Hadley, Massachussets Alan L. Bean, f Michael J. Bloomfield, f Guion S. Bluford Jr., f T First Class Scout First Class Scout Eagle Scout Scout Apollo 12, lunar surface, STS-86, STS-97, STS-110 STS-8, STS 61-A, Skylab 3 Lake Fenton, Michigan STS-39, STS-53 Houston, Texas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Charles F. Bolden Jr., c Kenneth D. Bowersox, f Charles E. Brady Jr., d Second Class Scout Eagle Scout Eagle Scout S STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-50, STS-73, STS-78 STS-45, STS-60 STS-82, STS-113, ISS, Pinehurst, North Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Soyuz TMA-1 H Bedford, Indiana Vance D. Brand, f Roy D. Bridges Jr., f David M. Brown, d Life Scout Life Scout Life Scout Apollo-Soyuz, STS-5, STS-51F STS-107 (Columbia) E STS-41B, STS-35 Williamsburg, Virginia Arlington, Virginia Longmont, Colorado Curtis L. Brown Jr., f James F. Buchli, f John S. Bull, d E Cub Scout Second Class Scout Rank Unknown STS-47, STS-66, STS-77, STS-51C, STS-61A, Memphis, Tennessee STS-85, STS-95, STS-103 STS-29, STS-48 T Elizabethtown, Fargo, North Dakota North Carolina Page 2 of 10 Scouting and Space Exploration Daniel C. Burbank, c Daniel W. Bursch, f Charles J. Camarda, c Cub Scout Tenderfoot Scout First Class Scout STS-106 STS-51, STS-68, STS-77, STS-114 F Yarmouthport, STS-108, ISS, STS-111 Ozone Park, Queens, Massachussets Vestal, New York New York Kenneth D. Cameron, f Duane G. “Digger” Carey, f Scott Carpenter, f A Star Scout Cub Scout Second Class Scout STS-37, STS-56, STS-74 STS-109 Aurora 7 Rocky River, Ohio St. Paul, Minnesota Boulder, Colorado C Gerald P. Carr, f Manley Lanier “Sonny” John H. Casper, c Eagle Scout Carter Jr., d Life Scout Skylab 4 Eagle Scout STS-36, STS-54, Santa Ana, California STS-33 STS-62, STS-77 T Warner Robins, Georgia Gainesville, Georgia Eugena A. Cernan, f Roger B. Chaffee, d Gregory Errol Chamitoff, Second Class Scout Eagle Scout Ph.D., c Gemini IX, Apollo 10, Grand Rapid, Michigan Eagle Scout Apollo 17, lunar surface Expedition 17-18 ISS, Maywood, Illinois STS-124, STS-126 S Montreal, Canada Michael R. “Rich” Clifford, f Michael L. Coats, f Charles Conrad Jr., d First Class Scout First Class Scout Cub Scout STS-53, STS-59, STS-76 STS 41-D. STS-29, STS-39 Gemini V, Gemini XI, H Ogden, Utah Riverside, California Apollo XII, Skylab II Philadelphia, Pennsylvania E L. Gordon Cooper Jr., d Richard O. Covey, f John O. Creighton, f Life Scout Scout Eagle Scout Eagle Scout Faith 7, Gemini 5 STS 51-I, STS-26, STS-51G, STS-36, STS-48 Ventura, California STS-38, STS-61 Seattle, Washington E Fort Walton Beach, Florida Frank L. Culbertson Jr., f Benjamin Alvin Drew Jr., c Brian Duffy, f Second Class Scout Webelos Cub Scout T STS-38, STS-51, STS-118 STS-45, STS-57, STS-105, ISS, STS-108 Washington, D.C. STS-72, STS-92 Holly Hill, South Carolina Rockland, Massachussets Page 3 of 10 Scouting and Space Exploration Charles M. Duke Jr., f James P. Dutton Jr., c Donn F. Eisele, d Eagle Scout Cub Scout Eagle Scout Apollo 16, lunar surface assigned to STS-131 Apollo VII F Charlotte, North Carolina Eugene, Oregon Columbus, Ohio Anthony W. England, Joe H. Engle, f Ronald E. Evans, d Ph.D, f First Class Scout Life Scout A Star Scout STS-51I Apollo 17 STS-51F Dickinson County, Kansas Scottsdale, Arizona West Fargo, North Dakota C John M. Fabian, f C. Michael Faole, Ph.D., c Edward M. “Mike” Fincke, c Life Scout Wolf Scout Webelos STS-7, STS-51G (equivalent to Cub Scout) ISS Expedition 9, Pullman, Washington STS-45, STS-63, STS-84, Soyuz TMA-4 T Mir, STS-86, STS-103, Emsworth, Pennsylvania Soyuz TMA-3, ISS Cambridge, England William F. Fisher, Kevin A. Ford, c Michael J. Foreman, c M.D., f Webelos First Class Scout Star Scout Montpelier, Indiana STS-123 STS-51I Wadsworth, Ohio S Webster, Texas Patrick G. Forrester, c Michael E. Fossum, c Theodore C. Freeman, d Eagle Scout Eagle Scout First Class Scout H STS-105, STS-117, STS-128 STS-121, STS-124 Haverford, Pennsylvania Springfield, Virginia McAllen, Texas C. Gordon Fullerton, f Ronald J. Garan Jr., c Dale A. Gardner, f E Eagle Scout Tenderfoot Scout First Class Scout STS-3, STS-3, STS-51F STS-124 STS-8, STS-51A Portland, Oregon Yonkers, New York Clinton, Iowa E Guy S. Gardner, f Owen K. Garriott, Ph.D., f Michael L. Gernhardt, Life Scout Star Scout Ph.D., c STS-27, STS-35 Skylab, Spacelab 1 Cub Scout Alexandria, Virginia Enid, Oklahoma STS-69, STS-83, STS-104 T Mansfield, Ohio Page 4 of 10 Scouting and Space Exploration Robert L. Gibson, f Edward G. Gibson, Ph.D., f Edward G. Givens Jr., d Star Scout First Class Scout Life Scout STS 41-B, STS 61-C, Skylab 4 Quanah, Texas F STS-27, STS-47, STS-71 Buffalo, New York Lakewood, California Richard F. Gordon Jr., f Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, c Frederick D. Gregory, f A Star Scout Webelos Life Scout Gemini XI, Apollo 12 STS-91, STS-99, STS-51B, STS-33, STS-44 Seattle, Washington STS-108, STS-123 Washington, D.C. C Miami, Florida William G. Gregory, f S. David Griggs, d Virgil I. Grissom, d Eagle Scout Eagle Scout Star Scout STS-67 STS-51D Liberty Bell 7, first T Lockport, New York Portland, Oregon manned Gemini flight Mitchell, Indiana Chris Austin Hadfield, c Fred W. Haise Jr., f L. Blaine Hammond Jr., f Cub Scout Star Scout First Class Scout STS-74, STS-100, ISS Apollo 13 STS-39, STS-64 Sarnia Ontario, Canada Biloxi, Mississippi St. Louis, Missouri S Bernard A. Harris Jr., Steven A. Hawley, Ph.D., f S. Karl G. Henize, Ph.D., d M.D., f Tenderfoot Scout First Class Scout Rank Unknown STS-41D, STS-61C, STS-51F STS-55, STS-63 STS-31, STS-82, STS-93 Cincinnati, Ohio H San Antonio, Texas Salina, Kansas Terence T. “Tom” Henricks, f John Bennett Herrington, f Charles O. Hobaugh, c Cub Scout Second Class Scout Cub Scout E STS-44, STS-55, STS-113 STS-104, STS-118 STS-70, STS-78 Plano, Texas North Ridgeville, Ohio Woodville, Ohio E Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Ph.D., f Rick Douglas Husband, d Gregory H. Johnson, c Eagle Scout Second Class Scout Eagle Scout STS 51-D, STS-35, STS-96, STS-107 STS-123 STS-46, STS-61, STS-75 (Columbia) Fairborn, Ohio T Scarsdale, New York Amarillo, Texas Page 5 of 10 Scouting and Space Exploration Thomas D. Jones, Ph.D., f James M. Kelly, c Mark F. Kelly, c Eagle Scout Webelos Cub Scout STS-59, STS-68, STS-102, STS-114 STS-108, STS-121, F STS-80, STS-98 Burlington, Ohio STS-124 Essex, Maryland West Orange, New Jersey Scott J. Kelly, c Timothy L. Kopra, c Kevin R. Kregel, f A Cub Scout Tenderfoot Scout Life Scout STS-103, STS-118 STS-127, STS-128, ISS STS-70, STS-78, West Orange, New Jersey Austin, Texas STS-87, STS-99 C Amityville, New York Mark C.