The main characters—Eagle, Hawk, Raven, Robyn, and Starling—are cadets at the Stardust Space Academy, and each episode they discover a series of space-based scientific discoveries.

[3][4][5] The series concept was developed by Richard Schweiger, who wanted to create a show based around animated vehicles that travel through space.

In 2009, Schweiger and Julian Cohen developed the idea into a feature-film script, which won a screenwriting award.

In 2010, Schweiger formed the company that would produce Space Racers, and instead of pursuing a film, decided to turn the concept into a television series.

The show also features NASA scientists and astronauts in live action interstitials.

The Space Racers creators have also developed a website where viewers can find a preschool science curriculum on space science, which was developed in collaboration THIRTEEN productions (WNET) and SiiTE.

[7] On March 22, 2011, it originally launched as a web series under the name Space Race.

The show was added to Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, Vudu, and Roku on February 25, 2022.