PRESS ALERT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SPACE RACERS™ LAUNCHES ANDROID VERSION OF THEIR POPULAR KIDS APP

FREE APP AVAILABLE STARTING DECEMBER 2 ON GOOGLE PLAY AND AMAZON FOR ANDROID AND KINDLE FIRE DEVICES

Just in time for Orion EFT-1 Mission, Space Racers™ will be launching the Space Racers! App on Google Play and Amazon for Android and Kindle Fire devices on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Based on the new preschool public television series Space Racers, the Space Racers! App is twist on the traditional flying game, where kids can tag-team between four characters — Eagle, Robyn, Hawk, and Starling — as they soar through space and around Stardust Bay, collecting stars and avoiding obstacles...just don't run out of fuel! The App, available in English, French and Spanish, is completely child safe with no in-app purchases, no advertising, no accessible links to websites or social media sharing, no collecting or sharing of any personally identifiable information on your child, and is available off-line.

The Space Racers! app was released in early October during Space Week on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to rave reviews (see below). The app already has over 5000 downloads, and a ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ rating.

Space Racers!™ was designed and produced by public media provider THIRTEEN, the flagship public television station of the New York tri-state area, and Bluemarker, LLC, an interactive design agency, for Space Race, LLC. For more information, activities, videos and games, as well as free Parent and Educator materials visit www.spaceracers.org and join us on Facebook and Twitter. Space Racers™ the television series is presented by Maryland Public Television (MPT) and distributed by American Public Television (APT).

LINKS

GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.bluemarker.spaceRacers&hl=en

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Space-Race-LLC- Racers/dp/B00PYZJSAE/ref=sr_1_12?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1416932144&sr=1- 12&keywords=space+racers%21&pebp=1416932146399 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-racers!/id918543410?ls=1&mt=8

Press Page (for assets, images and video): http://spaceracers.org/en/parents-educators/app

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SpaceRacers

Twitter: @SpaceRacersTV

RECENT REVIEWS FOR SPACE RACERS! APP

“The app was produced by THIRTEEN/WNET, and the TV series is produced in collaboration with NASA experts, so the information relayed is the real deal...Just educating your kids and getting them excited about the world beyond our own planet. Which is awesome.” - Cool Tech Mom

“The game teaches cause-and-effect as the preschool player pilots the Space Racer ships through an obstacle course. Young pilots must also factor in things like wind speed and magnetic fields to make it through 32 rounds of gameplay.” - Pop Tech Jam

“Space Racers! is a great way to make every minute of screen time count, sneaking in lessons and fun in equal measure.” - Game Fiends

SPACE RACERS! LIMITED EDITION MISSION PATCH Please let us know if you’d be interested in doing a special giveaway of the Limited Edition Space Racers Mission Patch:

Contact: Jen Rogers Space Racers [email protected] or [email protected] 201.286.1979