Space Racers

This article is about the 2014 TV show. For participants in a space race, see Space race (disambiguation).
Space Racers
Also known asSpace Race (2011–12)
The Space Racers
GenreAnimated
Children's
Educational
Science fiction
Created byRichard Schweiger
Julian Cohen
Developed byAllan Neuwirth
Mark Risley
Directed byMark Risley
Creative directorDavid Michael Friend
Voices ofYuri Lowenthal
Meyer DeLeeuw
Johnny Yong Bosch
Alicyn Packard
Melissa Hutchison
Theme music composerJody Gray
Opening themeJody Gray
Allan Neuwirth
David Steven Cohen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes90 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Richard Schweiger (season 1)
  • Julian Cohen (season 1)
  • Michael Matays
  • Charles Matays
  • Brenda Wooding (season 1)
  • Matthias Schmitt (season 2)
Producers
  • Space Race, LLC
  • Richard Schweiger (season 1)
  • Mark Risley
  • Allan Neuwirth
Running time10–12 minutes (individual)
22–23 minutes (half-hour)
Production companiesStardust Animation[a] (seasons 1–2)
Maryland Public Television (season 1)
WNET New York (season 2)
Original release
NetworkPBS Kids (season 1)
Universal Kids (season 2)
ReleaseMarch 22 (2011-03-22) –
April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29)
ReleaseMay 2, 2014 (2014-05-02) –
November 22, 2018 (2018-11-22)
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Space Racers is an American animated preschool STEM-focused educational animated television series featuring the space travel cadets of the Stardust Space Academy. The series was produced by Stardust Animation (credited under Space Race, LLC) for seasons 1 and 2, and co-produced by Maryland Public Television for season 1, and later WNET for seasons 2 and onward. The show began as a web series on March 22, 2011 entitled Space Race, then debuted as a television series on May 2, 2014 on select public television stations.[1] The second season of the show debuted on October 31, 2016 on Sprout (now Universal Kids).[2] Since the second season, the show's original production funding was provided by NASA, which involves science and space technology education, in partnerships with U.S. Space & Rocket Center and U.S. Space Camp.


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  1. ^ Ramin Zahed (October 25, 2013). "'Space Racers' to Premiere on Public Television this Spring". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (May 1, 2017). "Sprout Rebranding To Universal Kids Network With 'Top Chef Junior', DreamWorks Animation Series".