Only 2 Neil Armstrong and Charles Duke, 11 of the 12 were Scouts.
# Neil Armstrong - Apollo 11 - July, 1969 [Eagle] # Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin - Apollo 11 - July, 1969 [Tenderfoot] # Charles "Pete" Conrad - Apollo 12 - November, 1969 [Cub Scout] # Alan Bean - Apollo 12 - November, 1969 [First Class] # Alan Shepard - Apollo 14 - February, 1971 [First Class] # Edgar Mitchell - Apollo 14 - February, 1971 [Life] # David Scott - Apollo 15 - July, 1971 [Life] # James Irwin - Apollo 15 - July, 1971 [Not a Scout] # John Young - Apollo 16 - April, 1972 (also Apollo 10, w/o landing) [Second Class] # Charles Duke - Apollo 16 - April, 1972 [Eagle] # Eugene Cernan - Apollo 17 - December, 1972 (also Apollo 10, w/o landing) [Second Class] # Harrison Schmitt - Apollo 17 - December, 1972 [Tenderfoot]
Astronauts With Scouting Experience
Of the 312 pilots and scientists selected as astronauts since 1959, at least 207 have been identified as having been Scouts or active in Scouting. The list includes 39 Eagle Scouts, 25 Life Scouts, 14 Star Scouts, 26 First Class Scouts, 17 Second Class Scouts, 13 Tenderfoot Scouts, 3 Explorers, 25 Cub Scouts, 10 Webelos Scouts, 1 King's Scout, 2 Wolf Scouts, and 32 with unknown ranks, including 27 who were Girl Scouts.
Of the 27 men to travel to the moon on the Apollo 9 through Apollo 17 missions, 24 were Scouts, including 11 of the 12 men who physically walked on the moon's surface, and all three members of the crew of Apollo 13.
All three of the astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 fire, four of the seven who died in the Challenger launch explosion, and five of the seven who died in the Columbia re-entry explosion were Scouts.
Eagle Scouts
ADAMSON, James C.** ARMSTRONG, Neil A.** First man to walk on the MoonKing's Scout (equivalent to Eagle Scout)
LLEWELLYN, John A.**Life Scouts
ANDERS, William A.** BAKER, Michael A. BASSETT, Charles A. II* BRAND, Vance D. BRIDGES, Roy D. Jr. BROWN, David M.* died during the re-entry of Columbia on Feb 1, 2003 CASPER, John H.** COOPER, L. Gordon Jr.* EVANS, Ronald E.* Orbited the moon on Apollo 17 FABIAN, John M.** GARDNER, Guy S.**GIVENS, Edward G. Jr.* GREGORY, Frederick D.**KREGEL, Kevin R.** LOW, G. David** MATTINGLY, Thomas K. II** Orbited the moon on Apollo 16McARTHUR, William S. Jr. MITCHELL, Edgar D.**walked on the Moon during the Apollo 14 missionPOINDEXTER, Alan G. ROBINSON, Stephen K. SCOTT, David R.** Orbited the moon on Apollo 9, andStar Scouts
BARRY, Daniel T. CAMERON, Kenneth D.** ENGLAND, Anthony W.** FISHER, William F.** GARRIOTT, Owen K.** GIBSON, Robert L.** GORDON, Richard F. Jr.**Orbited the moon on Apollo 12 GRISSOM, Virgil I.* (Gus) died in the Apollo 1 fire on Jan 27, 1967HAISE, Fred W. Jr.** flew to the moon on the Apollo 13 mission LOUNGE, John M. "Mike"** McNAIR, Ronald E.* died when Challenger exploded on Jan 28, 1986NOGUCHI, Soichi STAFFORD, Thomas P.** Orbited the moon on Apollo 10 WILLIAMS, Jeffrey N.First Class Scouts
ALLEN, Joseph P.** ANDERSON, Clayton C. BEAN, Alan L.** walked on the Moon during the Apollo 12 missionBLOOMFIELD, Michael J. CAMARDA, Charles J.CLIFFORD, Michael R.** COATS, Michael L.**EDWARDS, Joe F. Jr.** ENGLE, Joe H.** FOREMAN, Michael J. FREEMAN, Theodore C.* GARDNER, Dale A.** GIBSON, Edward G.** HAMMOND, L. Blaine Jr.**HENIZE, Karl G.* LINNEHAN, Richard M. NELSON, George D.** OEFELEIN, William A. OVERMYER, Robert F.* REILLY, James F. SCHIRRA, Walter M. Jr.**SCHWEICKART, Russell L.** Orbited the moon on Apollo 9 SCOTT, Winston E.** SHEPARD, Alan B. Jr.*walked on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission VEACH, Charles Lacy* WORDEN, Alfred M.** Orbited the moon on Apollo 15Second Class Scouts
ALTMAN, Scott D. BOLDEN, Charles F. Jr.** BUCHLI, James F.** CARPENTER, M. Scott** CERNAN, Eugene A.** Orbited the moon on Apollo 10, andTenderfoot Scouts
ALDRIN, Buzz** walked on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission BURSCH, Daniel W. FRICK, Stephen N.GARAN, Ronald J. Jr. HAWLEY, Steven A. KOPRA, Timothy L. LOUSMA, Jack R.** LOVE, Stanley G.McDIVITT, James A.** Orbited the moon on Apollo 9MICHEL, F. Curtis** RICHARDS, Paul W.** SCHMITT, Harrison H.** walked on the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission SMITH, Steven L.Explorers
BARRATT, Michael R.
O'CONNOR, Bryan D.** WILLIAMS, Donald E.**Girl Scouts (Rank Unknown)
CAGLE, Yvonne D. CLARK, Laurel B. * died during the re-entry of Columbia on Feb 1, 2003 COLLINS, Eileen M. CURRIE, Nancy J. ** DAVIS, N. Jan **FISHER, Anna L. HELMS, Susan J. HIGGINBOTHAM, Joan E. HIRE, Kathryn P. HUGHES FULFORD, Millie **JEMISON, Mae JERNIGAN, Tamara E. ** KILRAIN, Susan L. ** LAWRENCE, Wendy B. MAGNUS, Sandra H.MCARTHUR, K. Megan McCAULLIFFE, Christa * died when Challenger exploded on Jan 28, 1986METCALF-LINDENBURGER, Dorothy M. MORGAN, Barbara R.NOWAK, Lisa M. RESNICK, Judith A. * died when Challenger exploded on Jan 28, 1986 SEDDON, Margaret Rhea ** STEFANYSHYN-PIPER, Heidemarie M. SULLIVAN, Kathryn D. ** THORNTON, Kathryn C ** VOSS, Janice E.WEBER, Mary Ellen **Webelos Scouts
ANDERSON, Michael P.* died during the re-entry of Columbia on Feb 1, 2003 DREW, Alvin B. FINCKE, Edward Michael FORD, Kevin A. GORIE, Dominic L.KELLY, James M. LORIA, Christopher J. MASSIMINO, Michael J. NORIEGA, Carlos I. OLIVAS, John D.Cub Scouts
ALLEN, Andrew M.** BROWN, Curtis L. Jr.** BURBANK, Daniel C. CAREY, Duane G.** CONRAD, Charles Jr.*walked on the Moon during the Apollo 12 mission DUFFY, Brian** GERNHARDT, Michael L. HADFIELD, Chris A.HENRICKS, Terence T.** HOBAUGH, Charles O. KELLY, Mark E. KELLY, Scott J. LEESTMA, David C.**LOPEZ-ALEGRIA, Michael E. McBRIDE, Jon A.** MEADE, Carl J.** MUSGRAVE, Story** PHILLIPS, John L.READDY, William F.** ROMINGER, Kent SHEPHERD, William M.** THOMAS, Donald A. THUOT, Pierre J.**WILLIAMS, Dafydd (David) Rhys WOLF, David A.Wolf Scouts (equivalent to Cub Scout)
FOALE, Michael C. SELLERS, Piers J.Scout Rank Unknown
BULL, John S.** HARRIS, Bernard A. Jr.** MORIN, Lee M. POLANSKY, Mark L. VOSS, James S.*** Deceased
** Retired
Information above was taken from BSA, NASA, and GSUSA records, and is current as of February 8, 2007. More information can be found at http://www.scouting.org/Media/FactSheets/02-558.aspx
http://www.grc.NASA.gov/WWW/OEP/girlscouts/Activity9_10/Act%2010_%20Girl%20Scout%20Astronauts.pdf
http://www.gsvsc.org/gsalumnae.htmand
http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/outreach/gsusa/gsusa_astro.html
A total of 12 astronauts walked on the moon , two in each mission.
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I'm a professional but even i don't know how many astronauts go into space a year too many to count
22.
over four million
181 NASA astronauts were involved in Scouting, and 39 are Eagle Scouts
No, but many have been Scouts.
The BSA has not released any data on Eagle Scouts by age.
About 10.
About 2% of scouts make Eagle Scout
That number is unknown as it takes place in the future. Statistically, 2% of all boy scouts will achieve the rank of Eagle. It is not very many.
There were a total of 12 astronauts who walked on the moon.
One Neil Armstrong, he was a eagle scout.
over 60 members
Two astronauts walked on the moon on each moon mission.
As of 2021, 989 Eagle Scouts have received the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Eagle Scout award is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, while the Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
A total of 12 astronauts landed, and walked on the moon.