| Day<\/th> | Time<\/th> | Action<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|
| DAY ONE<\/td> | 03:05<\/td> | Check-in at Glasgow International Airport for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight # 1470 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 14-Oct-18<\/td> | 06:05<\/td> | Departure of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight # 1470 for Amsterdam Schiphol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sun<\/td> | 08:45<\/td> | Arrive Amsterdam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 09:50<\/td> | Departure of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight # 661 for Houston, Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 13:10<\/td> | Arrive George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport; Houston, Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | <----><\/td> | Gather luggage & prepare for departure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 14:10<\/td> | Transfer to Springhill Suites NASA\/Webster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 15:10<\/td> | Arrive at Springhill Suites, meet your Ambassador and check-in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 17:00<\/td> | Visions Welcome & Safety Meeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | <----><\/td> | Dinner on own<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DAY TWO<\/td> | 07:00<\/td> | Breakfast at Hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 15-Oct-18<\/td> | 07:45<\/td> | Transfer to Johnson Space Center <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mon<\/td> | 08:00<\/td> | Check-in at Space Center Houston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 08:10<\/td> | Space Center Welcome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 08:30<\/td> | Johnson Space Center Tram Tour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 10:00<\/td> | Room Orientation Binder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 10:30<\/td> | Rocketry Overview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:00<\/td> | Lunch at NASA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:30<\/td> | Rocketry Build<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 14:15<\/td> | Mars Habitat & Planet Pioneers Research for Mars Habitat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 15:15<\/td> | Swing Test & Safety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 16:00<\/td> | Debrief & Dismiss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 16:00<\/td> | Free time in Space Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 17:00<\/td> | Transfer to hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 19:00<\/td> | Pizza Night at Hotel in the Orion Room <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DAY THREE<\/td> | 07:00<\/td> | Breakfast at Hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 16-Oct-18<\/td> | 07:45<\/td> | Transfer to Johnson Space Center <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tues<\/td> | 08:00<\/td> | Check-in at Space center Houston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 08:15<\/td> | Rocket Safety & Launch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 09:15<\/td> | Rocket Park Tour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 09:45<\/td> | Habitat Overview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 10:30<\/td> | (Begin work on) Martian Habitat Design & Build <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:00<\/td> | Lunch at NASA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:30<\/td> | (Continue work on) Martian Habitat Design & Build<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 15:00<\/td> | Habitat Presentations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 16:00<\/td> | Debrief & Dismiss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 16:15<\/td> | Free time in Space Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 17:00<\/td> | Walk to Luby's<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 17:15<\/td> | Dinner at Luby's<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 18:15<\/td> | Transfer to Cinemark 18 for Movie Night<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | <----><\/td> | Movies at Cinemark 18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | <----><\/td> | Walk to hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DAY FOUR<\/td> | 07:00<\/td> | Breakfast at Hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 17-Oct-18<\/td> | 07:45<\/td> | Transfer to Johnson Space Center <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wed<\/td> | 08:00<\/td> | Check-in at Space Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 08:15<\/td> | Guest Speaker in Mission Briefing Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 09:00<\/td> | VEX Robotics Overview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 09:30<\/td> | (Begin work on) VEX End Defector Build Challenge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:00<\/td> | Lunch at NASA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:30<\/td> | (Continue work on) VEX End Effector Build<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 12:00<\/td> | Coding Overview<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 12:30<\/td> | End Effector Build Coding & Competition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 15:00<\/td> | Mars Yard End Effector Competition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 16:00<\/td> | Debrief & dismiss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 16:15<\/td> | Transfer to hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 17:15<\/td> | Transfer to Fuddruckers 2040 NASA Road 1, Houston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 17:30<\/td> | Dinner at Fuddruckers Burgers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 18:30<\/td> | Transfer to Baybrook Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 18:45<\/td> | Free Time at Baybrook Mall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 21:00<\/td> | Transfer to hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DAY FIVE<\/td> | 07:00<\/td> | Breakfast at Hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 18-Oct-18<\/td> | 07:45<\/td> | Transfer to Johnson Space Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Thurs<\/td> | 08:00<\/td> | Check in at Space Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 08:15<\/td> | Thermal Tile & Cryogenics Challenge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 09:15<\/td> | Communication Tower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 09:45<\/td> | Thermal Tile & Cryogenics Testing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:00<\/td> | Lunch at NASA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:30<\/td> | Depart Space Center for Neutral Buoyancy Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 12:00<\/td> | Neutral Buoyancy Lab Tour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 13:15<\/td> | Transfer to Williams Pool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 13:45<\/td> | Water Robotics Activity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 15:45<\/td> | Debrief & Dismiss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 16:00<\/td> | Transfer to hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 17:45<\/td> | Walk to Main Event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 18:00<\/td> | Dinner & Bowling (2 hrs) at Main Event Entertainment Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DAY SIX<\/td> | 07:00<\/td> | Breakfast at Hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 19-Oct-18<\/td> | 07:45<\/td> | Transfer to Johnson Space Center <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fri<\/td> | 08:00<\/td> | Starship Gallery Tour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 08:45<\/td> | Prepare for Graduation Brunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 09:00<\/td> | Graduation Brunch Festivities Begin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 10:00<\/td> | NASA Astronaut Presentation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:00<\/td> | Independence Plaza Tour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 12:00<\/td> | Wrap-up Surveys; Graduation Concludes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 13:30 \n-16:00<\/td> | Free Time to Explore Exhibits at Johnson Space Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 16:30<\/td> | Transfer to the Kemah Boardwalk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | <---><\/td> | Free Time to Explore Kemah Boardwalk \/ Attractions are 'On Own'<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 19:30<\/td> | Dinner at Bubba Gump \/ Kemah Boardwalk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 20:30<\/td> | Transfer to hotel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DAY SEVEN<\/td> | 6:30 - 9:30<\/td> | Breakfast at Leisure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 20-Oct-18<\/td> | 10:00<\/td> | Check-out of hotel <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sat<\/td> | 10:30<\/td> | Load coach and prepare for departure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 11:05<\/td> | Transfer to IAH- George Bush Intercontinental Airport for Departure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 12:05<\/td> | Arrive at IAH & check in for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight 662<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 15:05<\/td> | Departure of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 662 for Amsterdam Schiphol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| 21-Oct-18<\/td> | 07:15<\/td> | Arrive Amsterdam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 12:05<\/td> | Departure of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 1475 for Glasgow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| <\/td> | 12:40<\/td> | Arrive Glasgow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n Please note that the above itinerary is given as a sample for guidance.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n All flight times shown are local and may be subject to schedule changes at the discretion of the airline \/ coach company.<\/p>\n
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