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Our Mission Brief

1 / Sunday

7:40    Check-in at Manchester Airport for Singapore Airlines Flight SQ-052

10:40    Departure of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ-052 for Houston, Texas; USA 

14:30    Arrive Houston, Texas

             <---->Clear customs, gather luggage & load coach

15:30    Transfer to Springhill Suites Webster, Texas

16:30    Arrive at Springhill Suites

18:30    Visions Welcome & Safety Meeting

19:00    Dinner at Chillis

2 / Monday

6:30    Breakfast at Hotel

7:30    Transfer to Johnson Space Center 

8:00    Check-in at Space Center Houston

8:10    Space Center Welcome

8:30    Johnson Space Center Tram Tour

10:00  Room Orientation Binder

10:30   Rocket Overview

11:00   Lunch at NASA 

11:30   Afternoon NASA Programming - Rocket construction, Thrmal Tile and cryogenics challenge

16:00   Debrief & Dismiss

19:00   Pizza Night at Hotel 

3 / Tuesday

6:30    Breakfast at Hotel

7:30    Transfer to Johnson Space Center 

8:00    Morning NASA Programming - rocket launch, MCC and Mars habitat proposals

11:00   Lunch at NASA 

11:30   Afternoon NASA Programming - Mars habitat challenge and presentations

16:00  Debrief & Dismiss

18:15   Walk to Main Event

18:30   Dinner & Fun 101 Bowlingand activities (2.5 hrs) at Main Event Entertainment Center

<--->   Walk to hotel

4 / Wednesday

6:30    Breakfast at Hotel

7:30    Transfer to Johnson Space Center

8:00    Guest Speaker in Mission Briefing Center

9:00    Group A - Thermal Tile and Cryogenic testing

            Group B - VEX Robotics

11:00   Group A - Lunch at NASAGroup

            B - Working lunch

11:30   Group A - transfer to NBL

            Group B - Coding presentation and competition

11:30   Group A - SCUBA and Water Robotics

15:00  Group A depart pool area

            Group B - End Effector Competition

15:45  Debrief & Dismiss

16:15   Transfer to Kemah Boardwalk

17:00  Dinner at Bubba Gump / Kemah Boardwalk

18:30-20:00  Free Time to Explore Kemah Boardwalk / Attractions are 'On Own'

20:15   Coach transfer to hotel 

5 / Thursday

6:30    Breakfast at Hotel

7:30    Transfer to Johnson Space Center

8:00    Group A - Independence Plaza and Falcon 9 Tour

            Group B - Starship Gallery Tour

9:00    Group A - VEX Robotics

            Group B - Thermal Tile and Cryogenic testing

11:00   Group A - Working lunch

            Group B - lunch at NASA

11:30   Group A Coding presentation and competition

            Group B - transfer to NBL

12:00   Group B - SCUBA and Water Robotics

15:00   Group A - End Effector Competition

            Group B - depart pool area

15:45   Debrief & Dismiss

16:15    Transfer to hotel 

18:45   Walk to Chuy's 

19:00   Dinner at Chuy's Mexican Restaurant 

<---->  Free time pack bags for early departure tomorrow

6 / Friday

6:30   Breakfast at Hotel

7:30   Check out, load bags into coaches and transfer to Johnson Space Center 

8:00   Group A - Starship Gallery Tour

           Group B - Independence Plaza and Falcon 9 Tour

9:15    Destiny Theater

9:45    Astronaut Presentation in MBC

10:30  Graduation in MBC

11:30   Final Departure Preperations

11:45   Lunch at NASA

12:15   Free time in Space Center    

15:00  Transfer to Houston International Airport

16:10  Check-in for Singapore Airlines Flight SQ-051

19:10  Departure of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ-051 for Manchester

7 / Saturday

10:10 (+1)    Arrive Manchester Airport

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