NASA Train Like an Astronaut (Strake)
Event Details
Train Like an Astronaut
Train like an astronaut by performing several analog missions at the Williams Pool. Complete underwater tests where astronauts first trained in this historic pool! Control underwater SeaRay Robotics to discover the difficulty of controlling CSA’s CanadaArm in Space. Train Like an Astronaut by completing several portions of the Functional Task Test, a real test that astronauts must conduct before and after space travel. Includes:
- Challenges at William’s Pool
- A chance to send postcards to space via a Blue Origin Rocket
- A gift bag including a Space Center exclusive Estes Rocket kit
- Guided tours through the Space Center Houston
- General admission ticket to Space Center Houston
What to Bring: permission slip, clothes that can get wet (shirt & shorts), towel, field uniform (for Space Center Houston visit), school-type backpack, bag to hold wet clothes, medical form
Schedule
| 12:00 pm | Check-In at Williams Pool (15000 McConn St, Webster, TX 77598). Change into swimwear. |
| 12:30 pm | Scuba Mission Briefing from NAUI Certified Texas Aquatics Divers |
| 1:00 pm | Scuba and Activities Begin: Additional Activities in the side room and on the deck for students after their dive |
| 3:00 pm | Students get changed and head to Space Center Houston |
| 4:15 pm | Tram Tour to Johnson Space Center |
| 5:25 pm | Catered Dinner |
| 6:00 pm | Guided Johnson Space Center Tour |
| 6:45 pm | Dismissed |





