Space_Turtle

# Click in the righthand window to make it active then use your arrow
# keys to control the spaceship!
import turtle

screen = turtle.Screen()

# this assures that the size of the screen will always be 400x400 ...
screen.setup(400, 400)

# ... which is the same size as our image
# now set the background to our space image
# https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia14417
# must be converted to PNG file
screen.bgpic("space.png")

# Or, set the shape of a turtle
# https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/rocket_201901
screen.addshape("rocket.gif")
turtle.shape("rocket.gif")

move_speed = 10
turn_speed = 20

# these defs control the movement of our "turtle"
def forward():
  turtle.forward(move_speed)

def backward():
  turtle.backward(move_speed)

def left():
  turtle.left(turn_speed)

def right():
  turtle.right(turn_speed)
  turtle.update()

turtle.penup()
turtle.speed(10)
turtle.home()

# now associate the defs from above with certain keyboard events
screen.onkey(forward, "Up")
screen.onkey(backward, "Down")
screen.onkey(left, "Left")
screen.onkey(right, "Right")
screen.listen()