Ten-year-old gamer Ptolemy "Sonny" Starr competes for admission to the United Nations Space Academy because he's a wiz at simulated space flight. Sonny is assigned to the Icarus team, along with navigator Roberta "Bobbie" Bonetti, scientist Maddox Maguire, communications expert Fanta de Cruz, and soldier Finn Christiansen. With Sonny as the pilot, they'll be competing against four other teams whose members have been carefully selected from across the globe.

However, unbeknownst to all but those in on the conspiracy, the contestant selection is part of a secret program to eventually...