Earth Star Voyager story

movie: Earth Star Voyager (1988) · 1988-02-17

A crew of mostly teenagers embarks on a 26-year long mission to visit a planet in another star system as a prelude to colonization.

16 total · 6 major · 10 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
friendship major Jonathan and Beanie were best friends.
interstellar space travel major The story premise is that a crew of mostly teenagers are sent on a 26-year long mission to visit a planet in another star system as a prelude to colonization.
secret crush major Beanie had an awkward secret crush on Luz.
sentient computer major The Earth Star Voyager spacecraft was equipped with a rather touchy sentient supercomputer, named Priscilla.
space colonization major The story premise is that a crew of mostly teenagers are sent on a 26-year long mission to visit a planet in another star system as a prelude to colonization.
speculative spaceship major The story is largely set aboard the fusion powered, interstellar vessel Earth Star Voyager.
brother and sister minor Sally was disappointed to find out that her older brother Vance, who she had looked up to, had become the leader of a band of rogues.
coping with the death of a family member minor Sally hadn't gotten over her brother having died while serving on the Vanguard Explorer.
coping with unwelcome romantic attention minor Huxley was made uncomfortable when the ship's sentient supercomputer developed a crush on him.
cryogenic technology minor Earth Star Voyager crew members took rest in special "cryo-sleep" chambers.