The Great Space Race by Joshua Mowll

SO HERE'S THE PLAN
1. BUY A SPACE ROCKET
2. LAND IT ON MOON
3. WIN $10 MILLION
4. (POSSIBLY) MEET ALIEN ROCK-GOD

ERIC "ACE" CRANKSHAW has a secret money-making scheme to solve his family's cash crisis. He will enter and win the most sensational race the world has ever seen. The Great Space Race!

With a £5 rocket from eBay, Barry the robot monkey for back-up and their arch-enemy, Zack Zircon, runnning the gig . . . what on Earth could possibly go wrong?