NASA announced the launch after winning multiple Emmy awards for its TV shows and coverage of space missions. from its own streaming platform NASA Plus, On November 8, 2023. In addition to the launch, this time the American agency will also update its application to compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
The first big news about NASA+ is its price: it’s completely free. In other words, space enthusiasts will be able to watch the broadcasts and original series that they normally watch on YouTube or NASA TV, on demand, without requiring a subscription, without advertising, without paying a fee, and only with content suitable for all ages. .
NASA Plus will be available this week on most major platforms worldwide, not just through the NASA app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. but when streaming from mainstream media players like Roku, Apple TV and Fire TVin addition to the web version for computers.
What to watch on NASA+?
The content of the first NASA’s streaming service comes packed with exclusive content about space and space exploration. The program promises original programs, documentaries, TV series, movies and podcasts produced by the space agency and celebrity partners.
Additionally, NASA+ will provide live streaming of space missions – As the first manned mission of the Artemis Project to the Moon in 2024 –rocket launches, spacewalks and astronomical events.
Among the attractions available, there will be some audience champions, such as the first color images from the James Webb Space Telescope (which has more than 114 million views on YouTube), the arrival of the Perseverance rover on the planet Mars, and other vintage attractions. Such as the famous photograph of the Earth known as the Blue Marble (taken by Apollo 17) and the arrival of the first man (Neil Armstrong) on the Moon.
What is NASA’s goal in launching streaming?
As it launches all of its new digital platforms, NASA’s goal is to continue connecting additional agency websites and multimedia libraries to this new experience “to continually simplify all information shared across its centers, missions, and programs.”
The idea is to share science, research, discovery and innovation with the world through compatible platforms, with the slogan “The Universe at your fingertips”. Nicky Fox, director of NASA’s science missions directorate, promises that future NASA+ videos will showcase exploration programs in an interdisciplinary and cross-cutting way and aim to create “stronger connections with our visitors and audiences.”
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Source: Tec Mundo
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