September 2018 – Surprise Physics

Hi Folks, Well here it is- the Itinerary for Space School 2018 as put together by Bill Wellington from Visions in Education in USA.

D&G Regional Space School Texas STEM –

Itinerary for the 14th to 21st October 2018
STEM Mission to Mars / Springhill Suites, Houston

Day	Time	Action
DAY ONE	03:05	Check-in at Glasgow International Airport for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight # 1470
14-Oct-18	06:05	Departure of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight # 1470 for Amsterdam Schiphol
Sun	08:45	Arrive Amsterdam
	09:50	Departure of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight # 661 for Houston, Texas
	13:10	Arrive George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport; Houston, Texas
	<---->	Gather luggage & prepare for departure
	14:10	Transfer to Springhill Suites NASA/Webster
	15:10	Arrive at Springhill Suites, meet your Ambassador and check-in
	17:00	Visions Welcome & Safety Meeting
	<---->	Dinner on own
DAY TWO	07:00	Breakfast at Hotel
15-Oct-18	07:45	Transfer to Johnson Space Center
Mon	08:00	Check-in at Space Center Houston
	08:10	Space Center Welcome
	08:30	Johnson Space Center Tram Tour
	10:00	Room Orientation Binder
	10:30	Rocketry Overview
	11:00	Lunch at NASA
	11:30	Rocketry Build
	14:15	Mars Habitat & Planet Pioneers Research for Mars Habitat
	15:15	Swing Test & Safety
	16:00	Debrief & Dismiss
	16:00	Free time in Space Center
	17:00	Transfer to hotel
	19:00	Pizza Night at Hotel in the Orion Room
DAY THREE	07:00	Breakfast at Hotel
16-Oct-18	07:45	Transfer to Johnson Space Center
Tues	08:00	Check-in at Space center Houston
	08:15	Rocket Safety & Launch
	09:15	Rocket Park Tour
	09:45	Habitat Overview
	10:30	(Begin work on) Martian Habitat Design & Build
	11:00	Lunch at NASA
	11:30	(Continue work on) Martian Habitat Design & Build
	15:00	Habitat Presentations
	16:00	Debrief & Dismiss
	16:15	Free time in Space Center
	17:00	Walk to Luby's
	17:15	Dinner at Luby's
	18:15	Transfer to Cinemark 18 for Movie Night
	<---->	Movies at Cinemark 18
	<---->	Walk to hotel
DAY FOUR	07:00	Breakfast at Hotel
17-Oct-18	07:45	Transfer to Johnson Space Center
Wed	08:00	Check-in at Space Center
	08:15	Guest Speaker in Mission Briefing Center
	09:00	VEX Robotics Overview
	09:30	(Begin work on) VEX End Defector Build Challenge
	11:00	Lunch at NASA
	11:30	(Continue work on) VEX End Effector Build
	12:00	Coding Overview
	12:30	End Effector Build Coding & Competition
	15:00	Mars Yard End Effector Competition
	16:00	Debrief & dismiss
	16:15	Transfer to hotel
	17:15	Transfer to Fuddruckers 2040 NASA Road 1, Houston
	17:30	Dinner at Fuddruckers Burgers
	18:30	Transfer to Baybrook Mall
	18:45	Free Time at Baybrook Mall
	21:00	Transfer to hotel
DAY FIVE	07:00	Breakfast at Hotel
18-Oct-18	07:45	Transfer to Johnson Space Center
Thurs	08:00	Check in at Space Center
	08:15	Thermal Tile & Cryogenics Challenge
	09:15	Communication Tower
	09:45	Thermal Tile & Cryogenics Testing
	11:00	Lunch at NASA
	11:30	Depart Space Center for Neutral Buoyancy Lab
	12:00	Neutral Buoyancy Lab Tour
	13:15	Transfer to Williams Pool
	13:45	Water Robotics Activity
	15:45	Debrief & Dismiss
	16:00	Transfer to hotel
	17:45	Walk to Main Event
	18:00	Dinner & Bowling (2 hrs) at Main Event Entertainment Center
DAY SIX	07:00	Breakfast at Hotel
19-Oct-18	07:45	Transfer to Johnson Space Center
Fri	08:00	Starship Gallery Tour
	08:45	Prepare for Graduation Brunch
	09:00	Graduation Brunch Festivities Begin
	10:00	NASA Astronaut Presentation
	11:00	Independence Plaza Tour
	12:00	Wrap-up Surveys; Graduation Concludes
	13:30 -16:00	Free Time to Explore Exhibits at Johnson Space Center
	16:30	Transfer to the Kemah Boardwalk
	<--->	Free Time to Explore Kemah Boardwalk / Attractions are 'On Own'
	19:30	Dinner at Bubba Gump / Kemah Boardwalk
	20:30	Transfer to hotel
DAY SEVEN	6:30 - 9:30	Breakfast at Leisure
20-Oct-18	10:00	Check-out of hotel
Sat	10:30	Load coach and prepare for departure
	11:05	Transfer to IAH- George Bush Intercontinental Airport for Departure
	12:05	Arrive at IAH & check in for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight 662
	15:05	Departure of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 662 for Amsterdam Schiphol
21-Oct-18	07:15	Arrive Amsterdam
	12:05	Departure of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 1475 for Glasgow
	12:40	Arrive Glasgow

Please note that the above itinerary is given as a sample for guidance. While Visions in Education will endeavour to adhere to this programme as closely as possible, it may be necessary for operational reasons to make modifications in resort.

All flight times shown are local and may be subject to schedule changes at the discretion of the airline / coach company.

The timer below has been running for nearly two years and was based on an estimated departure time. Now we’re really close I’ve added a timer above with the true start time. So if in doubt when to drop off your students then check out the first clock. If it goes to a negative, we’ve gone without you!

The second D&G Space School 2018 is currently being planned. If you live in Dumfries & Galloway, will be in S4- S6 at school in October 2018 and will be studying at least one science then you should be eligible for the trip. There is a lot of fundraising to do before this time, so sign up, and join in. Speak to your School SCIENCE TEACHER for details.

Although the cost is approximately £2,000 we hope to raise a large portion of this, and you can try to raise it all. So don’t let this stop you.

Last time the trip was to cost over £2,000 but each student paid a maximum of £1,621 and we had loads less time to raise funds. One student could not afford the trip so got funding from various sources to cover the whole trip.

Month: September 2018

2018 Itinerary

Regional Space School 2018