Space Racers facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Space Racers
Genre	Animated Children's Educational Science Fiction
Created by	Richard Schweiger and Julian Cohen
Developed by	Allan Neuwirth and Mark Risley
Written by	Allan Neuwirth, David H. Steinberg, Kate Boutilier, David Steven Cohen, Gabe Pulliam, Louise Gikow, Sam Dransfield, Davey Moore, Donna Logan, Phil Lollar, George Arthur Bloom, Angelo DeCesare, Ann Aptaker, Jim Kierstead, Richard Fegen, Andy Yerkes, P. Kevin Strader, Michael Daedalus Kenny, Chad Burke, Julian Cohen
Directed by	Mark Risley
Creative director(s)	David Michael Friend
Voices of	Yuri Lowenthal Meyer DeLeeuw Johnny Yong Bosch Alicyn Packard Melissa Hutchison
Theme music composer	Jody Gray
Opening theme	Jody Gray, Allan Neuwirth, David Cohen
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	40 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Julian Cohen, Michael Matays, Charles Matays, Matthias Schmitt, Richard Schweiger, Brenda Wooding
Producer(s)	Space Race, LLC, Mark Risley, Allan Neuwirth
Running time	22–23 minutes
Production company(s)	Space Race, LLC Sesame Workshop (seasons 1–present, uncredited) Atomic Cartoons (seasons 1–present, uncredited) Maryland Public Television (season 1) WNET New York (seasons 2–present)
Distributor	United States PBS Distribution American Public Television (2014–2016) NBCUniversal Television Distribution (2016–present) International Cake Entertainment
Release
Original network	PBS Kids/Universal Kids (U.S.) Knowledge Kids/TVO Kids (Canada)
Original release	Web series: March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) – April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29) Television series: May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02) – present

Space Racers is an exciting American animated TV show. It uses computer graphics (CGI) to teach kids about STEM. The show is about young space cadets at the Stardust Space Academy.

It first started as a web series called Space Race on March 22, 2011. Then, it became a TV show on May 2, 2014, airing on PBS Kids. The first season was made with Maryland Public Television. The second season began on October 31, 2016, on Sprout, which is now called Universal Kids.

Space Racers is one of the longest-running shows on both PBS Kids and Universal Kids. It gets help and funding from NASA to teach about space and science. The show also works with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center and U.S. Space Camp.

Exploring Space with Space Racers

Space Racers is an educational cartoon series. It follows a group of spaceship cadets who look and act like different birds. They are called the Space Racers. These cadets travel through the solar system on special missions. They explore space and learn new things.

The main characters are Eagle, Hawk, Raven, Robyn, and Starling. They are all cadets at the Stardust Space Academy. In each episode, they make cool scientific discoveries about space.

Meet the Space Racers Characters

This section introduces the main characters and other important figures in the show.

Main Characters

• Eagle (Yuri Lowenthal): Eagle is a natural leader. He is fearless and very fast. He is also Hawk's best friend. Eagle loves a challenge and is very focused. Sometimes, he can be a bit too confident because he is the fastest. This can make him not listen to others. But he always admits his mistakes and tries to fix them.
• Hawk (Meyer DeLeeuw): Hawk is a strong and brave cadet. He is also Eagle's best friend. Hawk has a very big heart. He can remember anything he sees or hears, even if he doesn't fully understand it.
• Raven (Johnny Yong Bosch): Raven is super fast and loves to race. He has a friendly competition with Eagle, who is known as the fastest cadet. Raven is always ready to learn and help. Sometimes, he can be a bit too proud or selfish. This can make him act without thinking. But he always takes responsibility for his actions.
• Robyn (Alicyn Packard): Robyn is a very smart cadet. She loves to learn new things from books. She is known as a "whiz kid" and is the best at flying precisely. Her knowledge of physics helps her a lot. Starling looks up to Robyn like an older sister.
• Starling (Melissa Hutchison): Starling is a junior cadet. Even though she is small, she has lots of energy and big goals! She really admires the older cadets, especially Eagle. She wants to be like him when she grows up. Starling is also very brave, like a much bigger rocket! She is training to become a full Space Racer. Robyn is like an older sister to her.

Recurring Characters

• AVA (Melissa Hutchison): AVA is the academy's computer brain (AI). She helps all the Racers with directions and answers their questions.
• Crow (Katie Leigh): Crow is a junior cadet and Sparrow's best friend.
• Sparrow (Alicyn Packard): Sparrow is a junior cadet and Crow's best friend.
• Headmaster Crane (Phil Lollar): He is the leader and a teacher at the Stardust Space Academy. He knows a lot about space from his many years of experience. He is quiet but a great flyer. He is also allergic to flowers!
• Coot (Joseph J. Terry): Coot is a teacher and professor at the Stardust Space Academy.
• Coach Pigeon (Danny Katiana, season 1, and Rick Zieff, season 2): He teaches cadets how to fly. He used to be a famous racer named Swift Starlight. Robyn found out his secret past but promised to keep it quiet.
• Sandpiper (Katie Leigh): She is a famous Space Racer and explorer. She went to Stardust Space Academy with Headmaster Crane and Coot. She used to like Headmaster Crane.
• Vulture (Joseph J. Terry): His full name is Rapacious J. Vulture. He is the chairman of the school board. He often makes selfish plans around Stardust Bay.
• Dodo (Phil Lollar): Dodo is Vulture's clumsy helper. He assists Vulture with all his plans.
• Kiwi: A junior cadet.
• Trogon (Danny Katiana): A Russian rocket scientist who works on Mars. He graduated from Sputnik Space Academy.
• Dinky: A helper robot made by Coot.
• Merlin: A cadet who was born with one wing smaller than the other but chose to keep it.
• Loon (Danny Katiana): The energetic Senior Chief Engineer at Lunar Base Alpha (the moon base). He has worked there since it was built.
• Mallard: Hawk's cousin.
• Giotto Probe (Allan Neuwirth): A probe that helped cadets stuck in a proton storm.
• Falcon Fairflight: A famous racer and Raven's father. He raced against Swift Starlight (Coach Pigeon).
• Kite: A new cadet who transferred from another school.
• Fizzy Finchfuzz (Allan Neuwirth): The owner of the Fizzy Fuel Pop Company.
• Budgie: Hawk's old best friend from when he was little.
• Sojourner (Katie Leigh): An original rover found on Mars.
• Lark (Kalynn Harrington): A junior cadet.
• Magpie: A cadet.
• Warbler: A cadet.
• Questy: A program on an old satellite, and an old friend of AVA.

Character Roles

Episodes Guide

List of Space Racers episodes

Where to Watch Space Racers

The show has aired on PBS Kids since May 2, 2014. It also aired on Universal Kids since October 31, 2016, in the United States. In Canada, it was shown on Knowledge Kids and TVO Kids.

You can also watch the first season of Space Racers worldwide on Netflix. The second season is available on YouTube. In Singapore, you can stream the series on Viu.

International Broadcasts

Space Racers is shown in many countries around the world.

Country	Network(s)	Language	Foreign Title
United States	PBS Kids Universal Kids	English	N/A
Canada	Knowledge Kids TVO Kids
Worldwide	Netflix YouTube
Hispanic (U.S)	V-me V-me Kids	Spanish	Exploradores Espaciales (Space Explorers)
Argentina	Fox Nat Geo Kids
Brazil	Nat Geo Kids	Brazilian Portuguese	Exploradores Espaciais (Space Explorers)
United Kingdom Europe	Minimax	English	N/A
Malaysia	TV2
France	France 5	French
Poland	MiniMini+ TVP ABC	Polish	Kosmoloty (Spaceships)

Awards and Recognition

Space Racers has won several awards for children's television. In 2014, it received the American Public Television (APT) Programming Excellence Award. In 2015, it earned a Parents’ Choice Recommended Award.

Space Racers Merchandise

You can find Space Racers toys and other items! Merchandise was first released in November 2018. This includes vehicle toys, soft plush toys, T-shirts, and fun activity and coloring books. You can see these items at www.spaceracerstoys.com.