Popular Houston breakfast spot with hearty Southern-style plates; great last relaxed meal before training begins. Check opening hours (typically ~7:00–14:00) and arrive early to avoid lines.
Introductory visit to the Space Center gives context for astronaut training and mission hardware; useful to see mockups and mission control exhibits. Visitor complex hours typically 9:00–17:00; some behind-the-scenes areas require appointment.
Baseline medical exam and paperwork with the flight medical team; required for crew clearance. Clinic hours typically 8:00–17:00; bring passport and medical records.
Relaxed dinner celebrating start of the mission timeline; choose something balanced and familiar before training intensifies. Dinner service typically 17:00–21:00.
Short high-G exposure training to prepare you for launch and abort scenarios; essential to understand your tolerance and crew procedures. Sessions scheduled by training team, simulators operate typically 08:00–17:00.
Multi-hour simulation including nominal and off-nominal scenarios to practice procedures with mission control; scheduled training slots typically 08:00–18:00 and are required before launch.
VR-based rehearsals for suit failures, ingress/egress contingencies and emergency return protocols; run by mission training staff, typically in afternoon training roster.
Final suit checks and crew ingress drills to confirm procedures; these are tightly scheduled and usually occur during daytime operations (08:00–18:00).
Early structured meal and hydration; medical check and suit donning begin per mission timeline. Timing is mission-specific—confirm T-0 window in final briefing.
Crew ingress into vehicle, final comms checks and readiness poll with mission control; operations vary by provider and are tightly timed in the pre-launch window.
Liftoff aboard the launch vehicle into trans-lunar injection trajectory; actual T-0 depends on mission and weather—launch windows and scrub policies apply. This estimate is for planning only.
Descent from lunar orbit to surface; touchdown procedures executed with ground oversight. Exact timing depends on orbital phasing and landing constraints.
Suit-up and first moonwalk: collect samples, perform planned science tasks and deploy instruments; EVAs are tightly scheduled (usually several hours) to manage life-support and suit resources.
Longer EVA focused on targeted sample sites, instrument deployment and panoramic documentation; duration limited by suit consumables and vehicle constraints.
Ascent burn from surface and rendezvous/docking with the transit vehicle in lunar orbit; tightly choreographed with mission control and requires real-time trajectory management.
Atmospheric reentry and landing; recovery teams will secure the vehicle and extract crew. Exact time and location depend on mission design and mission control decisions.