Foreword by U.S. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Introduction by Edward O. Buckbee, Founder, U.S. Space Camp. This photo essay follows a group of budding astronauts through their week-long training program at the world-famous U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Young readers get a close-up look at what it's like to blast off in a rocket, float in space, fly a shuttle mission, and much more. "A perfect introduction."--Alan B. Shepard, Jr.