+Boy Scout Programs

 

Space Exploration Merit Badge:
Regular Pricing (November - May) $40 scout / $20 adult.
Discount Pricing (June - October) $30 scout / $15 adult

Start your day with live rocket science demonstrations in Dr. Goddard's lab. Then expand your knowledge of the space program with a guided tour of the Hall of Space Museum. You'll also learn all about what's happening in the International Space Station and the correct way to build model rockets. Highlights of the day include an IMAX movie and launching your rocket two times. It's a fun way to earn your Space Exploration Merit Badge. Lunch is provided

Astronomy Merit Badge:
Regular Pricing (November - May) $40 scout / $20 adult
Discount Pricing (June - October) $30 scout / $15 adult

Get prepared to learn about the moon, planets and stars. In the afternoon, you’ll go outside to observe the star closest to us – the Sun. After dinner and dark, we’ll set up telescopes and observe the night sky in all its glory. The day also includes a tour of the Hall of Space Museum and a Planetarium and IMAX® show. Start times will vary seasonally. Dinner is provided.


Aviation Merit Badge:
Regular Pricing (November - May) $45 scout ($75 with flight) / $20 adult
Discount Pricing (June - October) $35 scout ($65 with flight)/ $15 adult

Spend your day with us and earn your Aviation Merit Badge! We’ll learn how to do flight planning and spend time on the Cosmosphere’s F-16 flight simulator. We’ll also spend the afternoon at the airport finishing requirements and you'll have a chance for an optional flight around the city in a real airplane. Lunch is provided.

Advanced Space Exploration Program:
Regular Pricing (November - May) $45 scout / $20 adult.
Discount Pricing (June - October) $35 scout / $15 adult
After Scouts have attained the Space Exploration Merit Badge, they may return to do our Advanced Space Exploration Program. Scouts attending will experience robotics, building and launching a more advanced rocket, and will use some of the simulators used in the Future Astronaut Training Program, including the 4-G centrifuge, multi-axis trainer, stress testing, Apollo command module, and Soyuz trainers. Simulator use is based on availability. This full day of fun includes lunch and a souvenir patch.

2008
2008
April 19, 2008

Space Exploration
Aviation
Advanced Space Exploration Program

August 23, 2008

Space Exploration

September 27, 2008

Space Exploration
Aviation
Astronomy

October 4, 2008

Space Exploration

October 11, 2008

Space Exploration

October 18, 2008

Space Exploration
Astronomy

October 25, 2008

Space Exploration

November 1, 2008

Space Exploration
Astronomy

November 8, 2008

Space Exploration

November 15, 2008

Space Exploration
Aviation

November 22, 2008

Space Exploration

December 6, 2008

Space Exploration
Astronomy

December 13, 2008

Space Exploration
Aviation

 

2009
2009
January 10, 2009

Astronomy

January 17, 2009

Space Exploration Aviation

January 24, 2009

Space Exploration

January 31, 2009

Space Exploration

February 7, 2009

Astronomy Space Exploration

February 14, 2009

Aviation

February 21, 2009

Space Exploration

February 28, 2009

Space Exploration
Advance Space Exploration

March 7, 2009

Space Exploration
Astronomy

March 14, 2009

Space Exploration

March 21, 2009

Aviation

March 28, 2009

Space Exploration

April 4, 2009

Aviation Space Exploration

April 18, 2009

Space Exploration

April 25, 2009

Space Exploration

May 2, 2009

Space Exploration