It's real and it's impressive. It's an immersive experience. Walking through your first large ship is awesome.
It's free fly until the 17th so all you have to do is click the Access Free Fly button:
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/f...id=20110070613
If you don't have an account yet use my code STAR-DSW7-5BL5. Everyone uses someone's code when creating an account for some extra free funds when starting out but the codes only work when creating an account. I used someone's too and I don't even remember whose code it was.