Presents a unique look into outer space by showcasing facts about space as a travel guide to children hoping to travel there. Begins with training for the journey and takes readers inside the space craft as it travels into space. Includes color photographs and diagrams.

Includes index.

So ... you want to go to space? -- Suborbit : surfboard spaceships and giant-panda G-forces -- Earth orbit : around the world in 90 minutes -- Orbital cruise : all aboard your space yacht -- The moon : crater skiing and bamboo hotels -- Comets : discovering your own space snowball -- Mars : a journey to the red planet -- Jupiter : a solar system within a solar system -- Saturn : a frozen paradise -- What's next? : to the stars!.