How many astronauts who walked on the moon were eagle scouts?

Answer 1

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]

Answer 2

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 Moon
during the Apollo 11 mission - July 20, 1969 BAGIAN, James P.** BLUFORD, Guion S. Jr.** BOWERSOX, Kenneth D.BRADY, Charles E.** CARR, Gerald P.** CARTER, Manley Lanier "Sonny" Jr.* CHAFFEE, Roger B.* died in the Apollo 1 fire on Jan 27, 1967 CHAMITOFF, Gregory Errol COVEY, Richard O.** CREIGHTON, John O.**DUKE, Charles M., Jr.** walked on the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission EISELE, Donn F.* FORRESTER, Patrick G. FOSSUM, Michael E. FULLERTON, Charles G.**GREGORY, William G.** GRIGGS, S. David* HOFFMAN, Jeffrey A.** JOHNSON, Gregory H. JONES, Thomas D.** LEE, Mark C.** LIND, Don L.** LINDSEY, Steven W. LOVELL, James A. Jr.** flew to the moon on the Apollo 13 mission McCOOL, William C.* died during the re-entry of Columbia on Feb 1, 2003 McCULLEY, Michael J.** O'LEARY, Brian T.** ONIZUKA, Ellison S.*died when Challenger exploded on Jan 28, 1986 OSWALD, Stephen S.** PARAZYNSKI, Scott E. PETTIT, Donald R. REIGHTLER, Kenneth S. Jr.** SEARFOSS, Richard A.** SEE, Elliot M. Jr.* TANNER, Joseph R.TRULY, Richard H.** WALKER, David M*

King'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, and
walked on the Moon during the Apollo 15 mission SPRING, Sherwood C.** SPRINGER, Robert C.** VAN HOFTEN, James, D. A.** WILLIAMS, Clifton C. Jr.*

Star 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 15

Second Class Scouts

ALTMAN, Scott D. BOLDEN, Charles F. Jr.** BUCHLI, James F.** CARPENTER, M. Scott** CERNAN, Eugene A.** Orbited the moon on Apollo 10, and
walked on the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission CULBERTSON, Frank L. Jr.** HERRINGTON, John B.** HUSBAND, Rick D.* died during the re-entry of Columbia on Feb 1, 2003MULLANE, Richard M.** PARKER, Robert A. R.**POGUE, William R.** SHRIVER, Loren J.** SWIGERT, John L. Jr.* flew to the moon on the Apollo 13 missionTHORNTON, William E.** WHITE, Edward H. II* died in the Apollo 1 fire on Jan 27, 1967 WOODWARD, Neil W. III YOUNG, John W.** Orbited the moon on Apollo 10 and
walked on the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission

Tenderfoot 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