scouting and nasa programsjohn glenn, the first american astronaut to orbit the earth, was a scout...

NASA is proud of the contribu-tions Scouts have made to America’sspace program. JohnGlenn, the firstAmerican astronaut toorbit the Earth, was aScout and so wasApollo 13 astronautFred Haise, who isfrom Biloxi, Miss.

Former Scout andshuttle astronautRichard Truly, fromFayette, Miss., wenton to lead NASA.

Sally Ride, the firstAmerican woman inspace, was a GirlScout.

Many NASA astro-nauts learned valuablelessons in scoutingthat helped themachieve their goalsand serve their country.

StenniSphere, the visitor center atNASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center(near Bay St. Louis, Miss.), offers ongo-

ing programs in avia-tion and space explo-ration.

Boy Scouts can meetfour of the eightrequirements for their

Space Exploration Badge by "board-ing" the International Space Stationexhibit and seeing how astronauts liveand work in space. Girl Scouts can meetfive of the nine requirements for theirAerospace Badge by attending thesame program.

Other programschange throughoutthe year. Check withthe tour reservationsspecialist to seewhich programs areavailable to meetyour group’s badgerequirements.

Biloxi nativeFred Haise, Jr.,

Apollo 13astronaut

MississippianRichard Truly,astronaut andformer NASAAdministrator

Sally Ride,first woman

in spaceAdmission to StenniSphere is FREE.

Open Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Closed Sundays.Closed major holidays throughout the year. Tours depart from the Launch Pad

tour stop at the Hancock County Welcome Center at Exit 2 on Interstate 10.

Scouting and NASA

Astronaut John Glenn, 1st

American to orbitEarth

Reservations for Scoutgroups are required inorder to guarantee seatingand program scheduling.To make your reservations,scout leaders should call1-800-237-1821, oraccess StenniSphere’sonline reservations form atwww.ssc.nasa.gov/public/visitors/tour.html

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NASA astronaut Michael Fossumproudly displayed his Scouting pride bywearing his Boy Scout uniform under his

NASA jumpsuit when he visitedStennis Space Center.

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