Pack 88 in Lorton VA recently held its first Nova Night where 25 Cub Scouts completed the Out of this World award.
The scouts built balloon rockets, learned the forces of flight, created a scale solar system and designed a Mars base. The evening was capped off with a zoom call with Michael Fossum, a retired NASA astronaut and grandfather of one of the Wolf scouts. 
To round out the requirements the Pack went on a field trip to the Udvar-Hazy center and saw the Space Shuttle Discovery that their distinguished visitor commanded.
To learn the more about the STEM Nova awards, please visit: www.scouting.org/STEM
