It turns out the universe isn't a bowl of stars over a flat Equestria. The moon and stars aren't just things, but places where, potentially, ponies could go in the not-too-distant future.

This is news for the evil Queen Chrysalis, who is looking for a new scheme after her wedding scheme came up just short of total victory. If she can go to the moon, she can claim its magic power all for herself...

... but, of course, getting there is the trick. And to do it she'll need the help of a pink pony obsessed with flying, a handful of scientists willing to work for anybody who'll sign the paychecks, and her own hive full of courageous but somewhat dim changelings, none of whom have a clue about her true goals.

All they know is, it's a race to the moon... and nobody will remember the second pony who puts their hoof there.

CHANGELING SPACE PROGRAM turned out to be one of the most popular stories on the fan fiction website fimfiction.net . Now, by popular demand of its fans, it's available in physical form, in over 750 pages of absurd, suspenseful, and footnote-laden glory, plus over thirty illustrations, most of which were done specifically for this edition.