In honor of the anniversary of the first moon walk … did you know that of the 12 men to physically walk on the moon's surface, 11 were involved in Scouting? In fact, of the 312 astronauts since 1959, 179 were Scouts or have been active in Scouting: 39 Eagle, 25 Life, 14 Star, 26 First Class, 17 Second Class, 13 Tenderfoot, three Explorers, 27 Cub Scouts, 10 Webelos Scouts, and 5 unknown.
* Above information was gathered from Boy Scouts of America Facebook Page
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