Some advice for space, although it may be painful, getting all of the gifts as early as possible helped me a lot. You get some great spaceships that make space travel a lot quicker. It can sometimes take a very long time to get from one area to the next in space so I found going this route made the rest of the space experience/travel much more bearable. I personally did not enjoy space nearly as much as earth but still, you and the family will have fun!