Summer Aerospace Academy
SCHEDULE.
Note: As details get worked out specific times of events may change but the start and end dates will remain the same
Sunday, August 2nd
4:00-5:00 pm
Student check-in
5:30-6:00 pm
Dinner
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Ice cream ice-breaker
7:30 - 9:00 pm
Planetarium Show/Introduction to Mars
9:00 - 10:00 pm
Personal time
10:00 pm
Room curfew
Monday, August 3rd
6:30-8:00 am
Wake-up and breakfast
8:00-9:00 am
Team Selections
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch
9:00 - 11:30 am
Getting to Mars
12:00-4:30 pm
Physics of Rocket Flight
4:30-5:30 pm
Personal Time
5:30 - 6:00 pm
Dinner
6:00 - 7:00 pm
College Admissions
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Movie
10:00 pm
Room curfew
Tuesday, August 4th
6:30-8:00 am
Wake-up and breakfast
8:00-11:30 am
Robotic Spacecraft 1
11:30 am - 12:00 am
Lunch
12:00 - 2:30 pm
Rocket/Robot Build Time
3:00-5:30 pm
Pool Time/Personal Time
5:30-6:00 pm
Dinner
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Team Time
10:00 pm
Room curfew
9:00 - 10:00 pm
Personal Time
Wednesday, August 5th
6:00-8:00 am
Wake-up and breakfast
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Field Trip: Museum of Flight
4:30 - 5:30 pm
Personal Time
5:30 - 6:00 pm
Dinner
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Financial Aid
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Team Time
9:00 - 10:00 pm
Personal time
10:00 pm
Room curfew
Thursday, August 6th
6:00-7:30 am
Wake-up and breakfast
7:30-11:30 am
Geology Field Trip
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00 - 4:30 am
Landing Site Selection
4:30-5:30 pm
Personal Time/Campus Tour
5:30-6:00 pm
Dinner
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Robot Challenge
9:00 - 10:00 pm
Personal Time
10:00 pm
Room curfew
6:00-8:00 am
Wake-up and breakfast
Friday, August 7th
8:00 - 10:30 am
Rocket Launch Challenge
10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Mission Presentations/Lunch
1:00-2:00 pm
Award Ceremony
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Guest Speaker
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Pack-up
4:00-5:00 pm
Check-out