SOLVED. Stephen King short story - space travel. [s]

[Gerd]

That's "The Jaunt" (called "Travel" in German), from Skeleton Crew.

[SamSpayedPI]

Yes, it's called "The Jaunt" and you can find it in Skeleton Crew.

[SamSpayedPI]

Corinne wrote: "two minutes!"

Well, it's a bit easier when the poster knows the author, and it's one of the top twenty all-time best sellers.

Corinne wrote: "tytyty."

You're welcome (although I can see Gerd beat me to it by a few seconds).