Morgan and Ian both have doubts. Has NASA really found a way for humans to get to the star cloest to Earth besides the sun, Alpha Centauri? Doubtful but excited, the two fifteen-year-olds apply for the trip. And, they WIN. During the trip, they face many dangers going through outer space. Will they crash into an asteroid and die quickly, or will the slowly starve to death in the outer regions of the universe? The trip of a lifetime is perilous, but rewarding at the end.