NASA to launch no-cost, ad-free streaming service on November 8

NASA is gearing up to launch its own streaming platform, called NASA+, on November 8. The service, which was under beta testing, will be accessible to everyone starting next week.

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Setting itself apart from commercial streaming services, NASA+ will be devoid of ads and subscription fees.

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The space agency guarantees access to its Emmy Award-winning live broadcasts, exclusive video series centered around its space missions, and more.

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Offering a one-of-a-kind experience, NASA+ will provide insights into its missions—previous, current and future ones—through a variety of original video series.

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NASA's new streaming service is an integral part of the space agency's wider digital transformation plan. This strategy also involves an updated website

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Earlier this year, Jeff Seaton, NASA's chief information officer, expressed that their goal is "to inspire humanity through a unified, world-class NASA web experience."

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"Modernizing our main websites from a technology standpoint and streamlining how the public engages with our content online are critical first steps in making our agency's information

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The launch of NASA+ comes at a time when NASA is preparing for the Artemis 2 mission, almost 52 years since the last lunar mission.

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Artemis 2, scheduled for November 2024, will take four astronauts around the Moon, on a lunar flyby, and return them to Earth. The crew will journey aboard NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft.

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