Scout Missions
Let Your Scouts Experience The Thrill Of Being An Astronaut! Our Center offers a truly unique simulated space flight adventure, and a variety of activities to fulfill badge requirements for your scouts. We have programs for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Brownies! Call Today and Reserve An Out-Of-This-World Experience For Your Scout Troop.
- Choose any of our three scenarios (Moon, Mars, or Comet) for your program's mission.
- Choose from a variety of badge requirement activities for your program.
- Choose a planetarium presentation for an additional fee. CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
- Max number of participants for Girl/Boy scout programs is 24.
- Max number of participants for Brownie/Cub scout programs is 24.
To reserve one of our scout programs, a non-refundable deposit of $50.00 made payable to the “Town of Ramapo” is required to secure the date of the mission. Balance is due by cash, check or credit card on the day of the mission.
New Girl Scout Badge Activities
Daisy Program
Time: 1-hour mission in our NASA-designed spacecraft simulator, and one hour of Space Science badge requirement activities. or 1-hour Robotics Badge requirement activities.
Cost: $400 (24 or fewer Daisies)
Brownie Program
Time: 1-hour mission in our NASA-designed spacecraft simulator, and one hour of Space Science badge requirement activities or 1-hour of Robotics Badge requirement activities.
Cost: $400 (24 or fewer Brownies)
Girl Scout Junior/Cadette/Senior/Ambassador Programs
Program 1
Time: 2.5-hour mission in our NASA-designed mission control and spacecraft simulators. No badge requirement activities.
Cost: $400
Program 2
Time: 2.5-hour mission in our NASA-designed mission control and spacecraft simulators, and 2 hours of Space Science badge requirement activities, or 2-hours of Robotics Badge requirement activities.
Cost: $700
Program 3 - Overnight - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Time: 5:00pm - 10:00am the following morning. Includes a 2.5-hour mission in our NASA-designed mission control and spacecraft simulators; space movies and games; and 2 hours of Space Science badge requirement activities, or a 2-hour Robotics Badge requirement activities.
Cost: $995
For the overnight, Scout troops are responsible for their own dinner and breakfast.
For troops with scouts in a mix of different levels consider doing the Fun Badge activities in lieu of a specific Space Science or Robotics level badge.
Consider adding a Planetarium Show to your Girls Scout Program! CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Contact the Challenger Center for more information (845) 357-3416
Cub Scout Programs
Program 1
Time: 1-hour mission in our NASA-designed spacecraft simulator, and 1 hour of engaging badge requirement activities.
Cost: $400 (24 or fewer Cub Scouts)
Program 2
Time: 1-hour mission in our NASA-designed spacecraft simulator, and 2 hours of engaging badge requirement activities
Cost: $600 (24 or fewer Cub Scouts)
Program 3 - Overnight - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Time: 5:00pm - 10:00am the following morning. 1-hour mission in our NASA-designed spacecraft simulator, space movies and games, and 2 hours of engaging badge requirement activities
Cost: $995
For the overnight, Scout packs are responsible for their own dinner and breakfast. Boy Scout Programs
Boy Scout Programs
Program 1
Time: 2.5-hour mission in our NASA-designed mission control and spacecraft simulators. No badge requirement activities.
Cost: $400
Program 2
Time: 2.5-hour mission in our NASA-designed mission control and spacecraft simulator, and 2 hours of
badge requirement activities. (Choose to work toward the Space Exploration Merit Badge or the Astronomy Merit Badge).
Cost: $700
Program 3 - Overnight - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Time: 5:00pm - 10:00am the following morning. Includes a 2.5-hour mission in our NASA-designed mission control and spacecraft simulators; space movies and games; and 2 hours of badge requirement activities. (Choose to work toward the Space Exploration Merit Badge or the Astronomy Merit Badge).
Cost: $995
For the overnight, Scout Troops are responsible for their own dinner and breakfast
ATTENTION: SCOUTS CAN DO A BADGE ACTIVITY WITHOUT MISSION FOR $200
*Experience Our Planetarium!
Celebrate with the wonders of the Universe! Travel to the planets and moons of our Solar System, and learn the ancient myths about the constellations in the sky in our portable planetarium. For an additional fee, consider adding one of our planetarium shows to your program. *CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Photo Release Form
On occasion, we feature groups in our promotional material. If you would like your group featured in our newletter, press release, website, etc., please download this form, complete it, and return it to our center. This form is in a PDF format and will require a free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader.