Eva Academy: Light Years Space Vacations

For my "test" to finish my learning about our solar system, I had to create a travel brochure for a fictional space travel company. I spent a lot of time on this! I had to write it all by myself. My Mom did NOT help me, and I wasn't allowed to just copy sentences from my books. Then I had to edit and revise it twice. I feel really good about my finished project. I wish it were real so that I could book a vacation. What do you think?

Light Years

Space Vacations

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Space and Leisure Magazine says: These trips will send you rocketing to the Moon!

AAA Space Travel says: These trips are out of this world!

Customer 1 said: I wish I could go on the trip again!

Customer 2 said: This was the best trip I have ever been on!

Package 1: HARD ROCKS!

Cost: $25,000 per person

Length: 7 days

Day 1: The Sun

We will take off and travel to the Sun. Wearing special glasses provided, we will view the Sun from the viewing room on the spacecraft. We will do one complete orbit around the Sun, then travel to Mercury and dock for the night.
The Sun is a star and is the center of our Solar System.
The Sun is a yellow dwarf, halfway through a ten-billion-year life.

Day 2: Mercury

We will land on Mercury and walk to see the Caloris Basin. Then we will dock at Venus.
Mercury is the most heavily cratered object in our Solar System.
An Earth year is shorter than a day on Mercury.

Day 3: Venus

We will walk to Venus' top sight, Gula Mons Volcano, and if we are lucky enough we will see it erupt. Then we will travel to the Earth's Moon and stay at the Moon's Welcoming Center.
Venus is made of the same materials as Earth.
Venus is considered Earth's evil twin; it is about the same size, but it is surrounded by clouds of sulfuric acid.

Day 4: The Moon

We will walk to Bailly Crater, which is 180mi or 290km across, and then we will stay one more night at the Welcoming Center.
The Moon had a volcano, but now it's covered with mare. Mare is dried lava.
The Moon is drifting away from the Earth at about 1in [3cm] per year.

Day 5: Mars

We will land next to its top sight: Olympus Mons Volcano. Then we will dock at The Asteroid Belt.
The temperature on Mars is about -166-32F (-110-0C). Brrrr. Good thing you'll have a special space suit.
Mars used to be a blue planet flowing with water, but is now a rusty red planet of dried riverbeds.

Day 6: Asteroid Belt and Ceres

We will mine an asteroid for metal. Then we will visit the International Mining Station located on the dwarf planet Ceres.
There are more than 40,000 asteroids larger than .62 miles wide.
The largest object in the Asteroid Belt is Ceres. It is 585 miles wide.

Day 7: Home

We will fly back to Earth. You will be given a re-entry spa package including a decompression massage and moon dust facial.

We all love Earth!

Package 2: WHO'S GASSY?

Cost: $50,000 per person

Length: 10 days

DAY 1: Jupiter

Today we will fly to Jupiter and fly over the Great Red Spot. Then we will dock at one of Jupiter's moons.
There is no solid surface on Jupiter.
Jupiter has at least 63 moons.

Day 2: Four of Jupiter's Moons

Today we will visit some of Jupiter's moons: Lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, then we will dock at Saturn.
Europa has a warm, salty ocean below its surface.
Lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are the largest of 63 moons.

Day 3: Saturn

Today we will orbit Saturn, then dock at its moon Titan.
Saturn is the most distant planet visible to the naked eye.
Saturn's density is so low that if you put the planet in water it would float like a cork.

Day 4: Titan

Today we will mine for oil on Titan, then we will visit the best mining station and each passenger will receive a tube of oil. We will then travel to and dock at Uranus.
The surface pressure on Titan would feel like being at the bottom of a swimming pool.
Titan has seasonal weather just like Earth.

Day 5 : Uranus

We will orbit Uranus, then dock at its moon Miranda.
Uranus has a 98-degree tilt unlike any other planet in our Solar System
Uranus is 8 times the size of Earth.

Day 6: Uranus's Moon Miranda

Today we will visit Miranda, then we will head to Neptune.
From the moon we will see how Uranus glows like an aquamarine gem because of the methane gas in its atmosphere.
Uranus has 27 moons, the third highest number of moons behind Jupiter and Saturn.

Day 7: Neptune

Today we will go into Neptune, and while we slide through you will grab as many diamonds as you can. Then we will dock at its moon Triton.
Neptune is the smallest gas giant and the farthest planet from the Sun.
Like the rest of the gas giants, Neptune has no solid surface.

Day 8: Triton

Today we will hike to the best place to see Neptune. Then we will go see an ice volcano. Then we will stay one more night.
Triton is actually colder than Neptune.
Triton's ice volcano spews frozen methane flakes.

Day 9: Fly by Pluto

We will start the journey home, but first we will fly by Pluto.
Pluto is one of the coldest objects in the Solar System and the most famous dwarf planet.
When Pluto reaches its farthest distance from the Sun, its atmosphere freezes and falls to the ground where it looks like a thin coating of frosting.

Day 10: Home

We will re-enter Earth's atmosphere and every passenger will receive a free ticket to the re-entry spa.

Spacecraft

The S.F Miner runs on solar energy, so we will be traveling light years in a day's time.
The S.F Miner can hold up to 3,000 passengers.
The spacecraft also has a gym, library, and a movie theater, which are open from 8:00am-12:00am.
The spacecraft is climate controlled for your human comfort, so if your room needs more heat, then call the captain.
The spacecraft is gravity controlled so there will de no floating objects.

Rooms

The rooms have two beds, with the latest model bathroom and TV.
The bed is made out of the finest fabric, mainly silk. The pillows are filled with moon dust.
The bathroom has a shower with a TV in it, and the latest model of a space toilet.

Spacesuits

The spacesuits are the latest model from Hollywood's most famous clothes designer.
Your helmet will convert your carbon dioxide into oxygen.
The fabric will keep you safe from space weather.

Food

The award-winning chef, Kim Ellison, has superb space cooking experience, and has worked at the best restaurants in the Universe.

You will be served 3 meals a day with a snack in between.
The three drinks that are available are coffee, h2o, and tea.
The spacecraft has a green house that grows fruits and vegetables from around the world.

Entertainment

The gym has many fitness instructors to assist you on Mondays thorough Fridays.
The movie theater plays multiple new releases every night.
We will also have the Black Eyed Peas playing every Friday night at 5:00 pm.
The library will have story time for children on board.

Captain

Evalynn Ellison will be your Captain. She has 20 years of experience in space.
She has been a miner on the Astroid Belt and she is the owner of the International Mining Station.
She has also worked mining for oil on Titan, and owns the oil station there.
Evalynn began her career by reading:

13 Planets – The Latest View of the Solar System by David A. Aguilar; and Astronomy: Out of This World! by Basher Science and Dan Green.