High Altitude Balloon Academy: Schedule

Sample Schedule: July 16 – 21, 2023

Note: Specific times and events may change but the start and end dates will remain the same

Sunday:

3:30 – 5:30 pmStudent check-in
5:30 – 6:30 pmDinner
6:30 – 7:30 pmIce cream ice-breaker
7:30 – 8:30 pmPlanetarium Show
8:30 – 9:30 pmPersonal time
10:00 pmRoom curfew

Monday:

​6:30 am – 8:30 amWake-up and breakfast
8:30 am – 9:30 amUnit 1 – Team Assignments
9:30 am – 11:30 amUnit 2 – Intro to Ballooning
11:30 am – 12:30 pmLunch
12:30 pm – 2:30 pmUnit 3 – Physics of Balloon Flight
2:30 pm – 4:00 pmEngineering Careers & You
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm3D Modeling & Printing
5:30 pm – 6:30 pmDinner
6:30 pm – 9:00 pmMovie
9:00 pm – 10:00 pmPersonal Time
​10:00 pmRoom curfew

Tuesday:

6:30 am – 8:30 amWake-up and breakfast
8:30 am – 11:30 amUnit 4 – Payload & Batteries
11:30 am – 12:30 pmLunch
12:30 pm – 2:30 pmAirship Challenge
2:30 pm – 5:30 pmPool Time/Personal Time
5:30 pm – 6:30 pmDinner
6:30 pm – 7:30 pmStudent Panel
7:30 pm – 10:00 pmUnit 5
10:00 pm – 10:45 pmStargazing
10:45 pm – 11:15 pmPersonal Time
11:15 pmRoom curfew

Wednesday:

6:30 am – 8:30 amWake-up and breakfast
8:00 am – 5:30 pmField Trip: Quincy, WA
5:30 pm – 6:30 pmDinner
6:30 pm – 8:30 pmUnit 6
8:30 pm – 9:30 pmPersonal Time
10:00 pmRoom curfew

Thursday:

6:30 am – 8:30 amWake-up and breakfast
8:30 am – 9:30 amAdmissions & Housing
9:30 am – 11:30 pmUnit 7, part 2
11:30 am – 12:30 pmLunch
12:30 pm – 2:30 pmUnit 7, part 2
2:30 pm – 4:00 pmUnit 8
4:00 pm – 5:30 pmGeology & Geographic Information Systems
5:30 pm – 6:30 pmDinner
6:30 pm – 8:30 pmChallenge and Presentation prep
8:30 pm – 9:30 pmPersonal Time
10:00 pmRoom Curfew

Friday:

6:00 am – 8:30 amWake-up and Breakfast
8:30 am – 10:00 amHAB launch prep & Team photos
10:00 am – 11:30 pmHAB Launch
11:30 am – 12:30 pmLunch
12:30 pm – 2:00 pmTeam Presentations
2:00 pm – 3:00 pmPack-up & Dorm clean up
​3:00 pm – 4:45 pmCheck-out

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