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The Astronauts

7.5/10 64 votes
FamilySci-Fi & Fantasy

Five kids accidentally launch aboard a spacecraft meant to intercept a mysterious asteroid in space. With no proper training and a malfunctioning onboard AI, the kids must work together to find their way back home.

Created by:
Daniel Knauf
Cast:
Miyako, Bryce Gheisar, Keith L. Williams, Kayden Grace Swan
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
Nickelodeon

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Season 1

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Episode 1

COUNTDOWN

2020-11-13 · 24m

The spacecraft Odyssey II is set to embark on a mission to retrieve a foreign object that could potentially save mankind, but the plan quickly goes awry when five untrained kids sneak aboard and are unable to stop the launch sequence.

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Episode 2

Day 1

2020-11-13 · 24m

Five untrained kids are accidentally sent into orbit when an AI-controlled spacecraft launches prematurely. The group must take control of the ship, and work as astronauts when they face a harrowing emergency onboard.

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Episode 3

Day 3

2020-11-20 · 24m

Tension on the ship rises as Elliott plants seeds of distrust about Will, whom Elliott suspects is collecting mission information for his reporter mother. Meanwhile, Samy works with Matilda’s inventor to probe the AI’s role in the accidental launch.

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Episode 4

Day 21

2020-11-27 · 24m

A small toy clogging the toilet leaves only one working bathroom as the kids work together to dislodge it. On Earth, tempers flare between the parents while Matilda's inventor devises a bold plan to hijack the AI.

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Episode 5

Day 33

2020-12-04 · 24m

Mission Control uploads a virus onto the Odyssey in an attempt to take control. Matilda fights back by shutting everything down, and the true vulnerabilities of the kids comes to light.

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Episode 6

Day 34

2020-12-11 · 24m

A small hole in the ship threatening the oxygen supply can only be repaired from the outside, forcing Martin to become the first kid to ever attempt a spacewalk.

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Episode 7

Day 73

2020-12-18 · 24m

With morale at an all-time low, Elliot takes it upon himself to rally the group with a team-building exercise involving using a high-tech camera to make a movie: a space movie.

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Episode 8

Day 76

2021-01-01 · 24m

Day 76: Mission Control implements a new plan of attack: unplugging Matilda from avionic control and transferring it to the ground. In the middle of this task, Samy has to undergo emergency surgery without the aid of a medical professional onboard.

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Episode 9

Day 84

2021-01-08 · 24m

Mission Control failed to transfer control to the ground, which means the kids are now driving the space craft. With only one day of training, the kids must steer a spacecraft into Venus's orbit without it burning up in the planet's atmosphere.

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Episode 10

★ 6.0

Day 85

2021-01-15 · 24m

An unexpected development prompts doubts among the kids about returning home, and an unknown threat attempts to destroy the Odyssey before the astronauts can make their next move.

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Cast

Miyako

Miyako

Samantha “Samy” Sawyer-Wei

Bryce Gheisar

Bryce Gheisar

Elliot Combs

Keith L. Williams

Keith L. Williams

Martin Taylor

Kayden Grace Swan

Kayden Grace Swan

Doria Taylor

Ben Andrusco-Daon

Ben Andrusco-Daon

Will Rivers

Paige Howard

Paige Howard

Matilda (voice)

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