Kennedy Space Center 2012 Itinerary |
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| Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
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| 5:15 a.m. | Meet in Building A parking lot to load bus. |
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| 5:30 a.m. | Depart for Kennedy Space Center. The bus WILL leave on time…with you, or without you! |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast on bus. |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Snack on bus. |
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| 11:30 a.m. | Arrive at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. |
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| Check in. Give passes to Mrs. Harrell as soon as you scan in. |
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| Gather at Information Central until all of our group have passed security. (#11 on map) |
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| 12:00 p.m. | Go to the Orbit Café. (#14 on map) for lunch. |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Play follow the leader with Mrs. Harrell. Follow her like you are a stalker! Don't get |
| separated from the group! We will be visiting the following attractions: |
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| Center for Space Education (#4 on map) |
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| This is a private program I have scheduled with a NASA educator.) |
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| Astronaut Memorial (#2 on map) |
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| IMAX Theater (#9/10 on map) |
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| Exploration Space (#12 on map) |
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| Astronaut Encounter (#1 on map) You will get to meet Astronaut Jerry Carr! |
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| Robot Scouts (#15 on map) |
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| Rocket Garden (#16 on map) |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Shop for souvenirs at the Space Shop(#17 on map) |
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| 5:45 p.m. | Load Lancaster Tours bus in parking lot. |
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| 6:00 p.m. | Load Lancaster Tours bus in parking lot. |
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| Depart for supper at Whistle Junction (3125 Columbia Drive in Titusville, Florida) |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Arrive at the Fairfield Inn & Suites (4735 Helen Hauser Boulevard in Titusville, Florida) |
| Wait on bus while Mrs. Harrell checks in and procures room keys. |
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| Unload baggage from beneath bus after receiving room key. |
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| 8:00 p.m. | Once in your room, change into spare t-shirt and race your shirt to the Laundry Room. |
| No extra laundry, please. |
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| 9:00 p.m. | Devotion and prayer, then lights out! Only adults are to open hotel room doors. |
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| Depending on how busy the laundry is, Mrs. Harrell may be around as late as 11:00. |
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| Kennedy Space Center 2012 Itinerary |
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| Friday, March 9, 2012 |
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| 7:00 a.m. | Rise and shine! Welcome to a wonderful morning in Florida! |
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| Get dressed and get packed. Leave your luggage inside the door, you will come back for it |
| right after breakfast! |
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| Come down to the dining room for breakfast. |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Go back to your room and gather your luggage. Check your room twice, we won't be back! |
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| 8:15 a.m. | Gather for group photo shoot by bus. Afterwards, we will load the bus and depart for the |
| Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. | Mr. Braswell will help you with your luggage. |
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| 8:45 a.m. | Arrive at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. |
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| Bear with the Queen for another photo shoot before we pass through the ticket booth. |
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| 9:00 a.m. | Visit the Shuttle Launch Experience.(#19 on map) |
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| You will need a quarter to secure your bags/purses/etc. in a locker. You are not permitted |
| to bring anything into this exhibit/ride. |
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| 9:30 a.m. | Space Shuttle Plaza (#18 on map) |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Follow Mrs. Harrell to the Bus Boarding Station.(#3 on map) |
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| We will be heading to the LC 39 Observation Gantry, and then on to the Apollo/Saturn V |
| Center. Do not let yourself get separated from the group. Keep up! |
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| Once we arrive at the Apollo/Saturn V Center, we will view a short introduction film and |
| visit a mock-up of the Firing Room. |
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| We will then gather at the Lunar Theater (all the way down on the left) for the show. |
| After leaving the Lunar Theater, we will go to lunch at the Moon Rock Café. |
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| I can't stress it enough…don't get separated from the group! After lunch, we head out to |
| board the tour bus that will take us back to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. |
| After unloading the tour bus, we will catch any attractions that we missed. Just follow |
| Mrs. Harrell. |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Load Lancaster Tours bus in parking lot. |
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| Depart for the Astronaut Hall of Fame. |
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| Upon arrival, gather for group photo. Then, follow Mrs. Harrell to the simulation room. |
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| 4:00 p.m. | Load Lancaster Tours bus in parking lot. |
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| Depart for home! |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Snack on bus. |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Supper at Burger King. (Exit 36A/US 341 in Brunswick, Georgia) |
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| 11:00 p.m. | Approximate arrival time in the Building A parking lot at Cathedral Academy. | | | | |
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