Scout Visits

Work towards your space science badge with a visit to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center!

Our educators can help your Girl Scout, Boy Scout, and Cub Scout troop fulfill the requirements for your astronomy and space science badges in a few different ways:

  • Group Visit

    A visit to the Discovery Center during our regular operating hours can help get you started towards earning your badge! Group general admission rates ($10 per person) are available for groups of 15 or more people. Our Tonight’s Sky planetarium show is a great way to meet more badge requirements, and planetarium shows can be added to your general admission for $7 per person.

  • Night at the Museum

    Bring your Scout Troop to the Discovery Center and work together, both within your troop and with other scouts, on your STEM and Astronomy related badge requirements. Each Scout Night at the Museum will include STEM and Space/Astronomy themed activities, two planetarium shows, time to explore the museum, and a pizza dinner. A custom McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center badge is presented at the end of the event.

    Scout Nights will typically be offered on alternating Fridays and Saturdays on the 3rd full weekend of the month, unless otherwise noted.

Spots are reserved on a first come, first served basis. Troop registration is preferred. Individual scouts must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Ticket Price: $40.00/person

Please note: The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center does not provide the official badges, nor do our educators certify that all badge requirements have been fulfilled.

Ready to book your program?

Contact Director of Visitor Services, Kellee Duckworth, at kduckworth@starhop.com to set up a reservation.

2025 Scout Nights

Friday, February 8 Saturday, July 19

Saturday, March 8 Friday, August 15

Friday, April 18 Saturday, September 13

Saturday, May 17 Friday, October 17

Friday, June 20 Saturday, November 22

Friday, December 19