About Ready Jet Go!

Curiosity about space starts very early. As soon as kids are old enough to look up at the night sky, they begin to wonder: what is up there? Is there life somewhere, impossibly far away? Can we get there? Who better to ask about space than someone who’s actually been there — an alien boy named Jet Propulsion! Ready Jet Go! is a kid’s first introduction to space, earth science, and technology, presented in an entertaining and engaging way that will inspire a life-long interest. Kids ages 3 to 8 will be learning alongside a seasoned space traveler. As an alien from Borton , Jet sees our Planet Earth like we want our kids to see it: with a sense of curiosity and wonder.

Ready Jet Go! follows two neighborhood kids: Sean, who has an all-consuming drive for science facts, and Sydney, who has a passion for science fiction and imagination. They both befriend the new kid on their street, Jet Propulsion, whose family members happen to be aliens from the planet Bortron 7. Together, they explore our solar system and the effects it has on the science of our planet, all while learning about friendship and teamwork along the way.

Ready Jet Go! builds on children’s curiosity about astronomy and earth science, telling stories that feature characters learning about space in a way that is accessible to children. The Ready Jet Go! astronomy curriculum covers the basics about the planets, moons, asteroids, comets of our solar system, and the fact that our own Sun is actually a star — one of billions in our own Milky Way Galaxy. And because the kids get to travel into space, we get to study the planets up close, AND get to look back at the Earth! Through the eyes of Sean, Sydney, and Jet and his parents, Ready Jet Go! will teach kids about the science of our own planet. We want to encourage kids to get outside and get to know the Earth, and to understand our place in the universe.

An important message of Ready Jet Go! is this: when we voyage out into space, we get an added benefit — we get to turn around and see our own planet Earth in amazing new ways. Every astronaut who has gone into space and looked back at the Earth has two things to say about our planet: (1) that words fail to describe how beautiful it is and (2) when you see the thin layer of atmosphere that is the only thing separating us from the void of space, you truly can appreciate the miracle of this beautiful blue spaceship we call home. Borders no longer really matter, and taking care of Spaceship Earth becomes every human’s shared responsibility. We want to make our kid viewers into responsible citizens of planet Earth.