Sky Trackers
Mike, Nikki, Maggie and their families live in a remarkable place - beneath the massive gleaming white dishes of a space tracking station, located in the heart of the Australian outback. The kids are scientists' children. Yet they're ordinary kids facing the ordinary problems of growing up, but under very extraordinary circumstances. Home is a window on the universe. Students come to the tracking station from all around the world to conduct space-related experiments under the sponsorship of the Wright Foundation, an organisation dedicated to the promotion of science education. Nikki is 13 and into science. Her dream is to be the first person on Mars. Mike is 14 and he thinks science sucks. Jimi Hendrix is his hero. With his horse and guitar, Mike knows all there is to know about the meaning of life. Who cares about the stars? Tony, Mike's dad, and Marie, Nikki's mum, tentatively fall in love. Nikki and Mike do the same. And nine year old Maggie gets in everybody's way.
- 1994-1994
- 1 season
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Science Fiction
- TV-Y7
Mike, Nikki, Maggie and their families live in a remarkable place - beneath the massive gleaming white dishes of a space tracking station, located in the heart of the Australian outback. The kids are scientists' children. Yet they're ordinary kids facing the ordinary problems of growing up, but under very extraordinary circumstances. Home is a window on the universe. Students come to the tracking station from all around the world to conduct space-related experiments under the sponsorship of the Wright Foundation, an organisation dedicated to the promotion of science education. Nikki is 13 and into science. Her dream is to be the first person on Mars. Mike is 14 and he thinks science sucks. Jimi Hendrix is his hero. With his horse and guitar, Mike knows all there is to know about the meaning of life. Who cares about the stars? Tony, Mike's dad, and Marie, Nikki's mum, tentatively fall in love. Nikki and Mike do the same. And nine year old Maggie gets in everybody's way.
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Cast & Crew
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Skating the Dish
24 mins
Mike Masters and his astrophysicist father, Tony, arrive at the Kaputar Tracking Station in the Australian outback after having been away for eight years. The dish is parked while it cools down to operating temperature and so Mike decides to put on his roller blades and skate the dish. Against Nikki's advice, Maggie joins Mike on the dish taking Polaroid's. Unexpectedly, the dish begins to move putting Maggie and Mike in danger. Nikki saves the situation but Tony discovers the Polaroids later and dresses down his son. Mike doesn't care. "Science sucks". Nikki is furious with Mike.
Awards
- 1994 - AFI Award - Best Children's Television Drama - Winner
- 1994 - Young Actor's Award - Television - Winner
- 1995 - AFI Award - Best New Talent - Winner
- 1994 - AFI Award - Best Children's Television Drama - Nominated
