Continuing its long relationship with Scouting, NASA announced that four Boy Scouts of America patches were launched into space on Discovery's STS-131 mission.

Four Year of Celebration patches (click Read More) are on board as the space shuttle rockets toward the International Space Station. It's NASA's way of marking the BSA's 100th Anniversary and the rich tradition of Scouts becoming astronauts.

"This collaboration between the BSA and NASA underscores a long history between Scouting and space programs," said BSA Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca. "At the earliest opportunities in Scouting, we are exposing young people to space exploration and preparing them for future work in science and technology fields."

To become an Eagle, a Scout must earn 21 merit badges in total.  Of these 21, a Scout must earn 12 "Eagle Scout-required" badges.  This month's poll asks, "Which is the most important of the Eagle-required badges to earn?" 

It's up to you to decide what "most important" means.  Go and vote now.  The poll is on the lower right corner of the page.