Space Racers and Inspiration4 Bring Beloved Children's Characters on a Spaceflight to Benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Space Racers are going to space! 

Fans of Space Racers will be able to see their favorite characters go to space in real life! Toys inspired from the show Space Racers will go up to space with the crew on the Inspiration4. Upon their return, the Spacer Racers toys will be auctioned off in an effort to help raise $200 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Space Racers plush toys and figures will be sent to space via Inspiration4. When they land back on Earth feathered pilots, Eagle, Robyn, Hawk, Raven, and Starling will be auctioned for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. This 3-day mission will raise $200 million for children's cancer research. 

Inspiration4 consists of four crew members representing leadership, hope, generosity, and prosperity. Each crew member has their own stories representing this historic mission. 🚀

Space Racers Dream Big! 

My son, Rocco, is four and has big dreams! His dream is to fly up to space in a hot air balloon, and visit Saturn. His dream is pretty out there, but look how far we've come! If the Space Racers can do it, he can too. 

Space Racers gets kids excited about space exploration with a mix of helping one another. The show centers on five cadets and their school, Stardust Bay Space Academy where they go on missions to learn about Earth science, planetary science, and astrophysics. Space Racers is available to watch on Netflix.

You can buy Space Racers toys, and download free activities via Space Racers' website. There are also shirts and activity books for sale on Amazon.

Meet the Crew

The crew members of Inspiration4 each represent four mission pillars: are 

Commander Jared Isaacman philanthropy has seen the skies before where he has flown to raise awareness for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Isaacman represents LEADERSHIP, and has committed $100 million to St. Jude. 

Hayley Arceneaux represents HOPE. She was diagnosed with Osteocarcinoma at 10 years old. She now works for St. Jude, the same hospital that saved her life. Chris Sembrowski represents GENEROSITY. Naturally fascinated with space at a young age, Sembrowski took his love for the heavens and turned it into a career. He currently works in the aerospace industry. Dr. Siam Proctor represents PROSPERITY. She is an explorer of the heavens and even the water, and mountains. Dr. Proctor's motto is "Space2Inspire." 

About Space Race, LLC
Space Race, LLC, based in New York, is the global production company behind Space Racers and specializes in children’s programming and educational entertainment. Space Racers currently airs in over 130 countries across the globe and is available in more than 25 languages. Honors include numerous awards including the American Public Television Programming Excellence Award, Parents Choice Awards and a Cynopsis !magination Award. To learn more about Space Racers, visit http://www.spaceracers.com

About Shift4 Payments
Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR) is a leading provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions, delivering a complete omnichannel ecosystem that extends beyond payments to include a wide range of commerce-enabling services. The company’s technologies help power over 350 software providers in numerous industries, including hospitality, retail, F&B, eCommerce, lodging, gaming, and many more. With over 7,000 sales partners, the company securely processed more than $200 billion in payments volume for over 200,000 businesses in 2019. For more information, visit shift4.com

About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.

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