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Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Science
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How to watch NASA's 1st Twitch stream from the ISS this week
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The ISS is coming to Twitch. On Wednesday (Feb. 12), NASA will host its first Twitch stream from the International Space Station (ISS), giving viewers the chance to ask NASA astronauts questions in real time, while they orbit Earth some 250 miles (402 km) from our planet's surface. "Twitch is one of the many digital platforms we use to reach new audiences and get them excited about all things space," Brittany Brown, director of Office of Communications Digital and Technology Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington, said in the agency's announcement. The event begins at 11:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 12th. Viewers can tune in on NASA's official Twitch channel. Twitch, a livestreaming service originally centered around providing streams of people playing video games, has expanded to stream a variety of content in recent years. While NASA has used Twitch before, this will be the agency's first live feed from the ISS that was developed specifically for NASA's Twitch platform. "We spoke with digital creators at TwitchCon about their desire for streams designed with their communities in mind, and we listened," Brown said. "In addition to our spacewalks, launches, and landings, we'll host more Twitch-exclusive streams like this one." The stream will feature NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Matthew Dominick, both of whom are known for their outstanding astrophotography on the orbiting laboratory. They've even shared tips on snapping shots from low-earth orbit on a previous stream on X Spaces (formally Twitter Spaces). While Dominick recently returned to Earth after NASA's Crew-8 mission, Pettit is currently aboard the ISS. Viewers can expect to learn what daily life is like on the space station and what research the astronauts carry out in microgravity. The event will also highlight ways Twitch users can engage with NASA, like "citizen science projects" and STEM programs designed for a new generation of space enthusiasts. RELATED STORIES: — International Space Station: Everything you need to know about the orbital laboratory — NASA astronaut Suni Williams sets new record on 5.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS (video) — Space mysteries: How does the ISS stay in orbit without falling to Earth? NASA has led the way for space-to-earth broadcasts before. On Nov. 15, 2006, NASA, in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and others, conducted the world's first live high-definition broadcasts from space. The broadcast, which featured Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria aboard the ISS, was televised on a giant screen in Times Square.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
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NASA Astronauts Heading To A New Frontier, Interacting With A Twitch Chat
NASA, over the past 30 years, has gone to astronomical lengths to ensure the public is well aware of its work, especially young people. Adapting to a new generation, NASA announced on Wednesday that it will be hosting a livestream exclusively on Twitch, a platform synonymous with various forms of gaming. The world is about to get the full Twitch experience in low Earth orbit. The stream, scheduled for 11:45 a.m. next Wednesday, will feature astronauts Don Pettit and Matt Dominick. Petit is currently on the ISS, and Dominick returned from the station last October. These two brave starfarers will wade into a new frontier for NASA: a Twitch chat. They will be fielding questions from users, hopefully about life on the ISS. While the space agency's Twitch account has over 1.3 million subscribers, it has never broadcasted anything specifically for the platform. Brittany Brown, director of NASA's Office of Communications Digital and Technology Division, said in a release: 'This Twitch event from space is the first of many. We spoke with digital creators at TwitchCon about their desire for streams designed with their communities in mind, and we listened. In addition to our spacewalks, launches, and landings, we'll host more Twitch-exclusive streams like this one. Twitch is one of the many digital platforms we use to reach new audiences and get them excited about all things space.' Twitch isn't the only way that NASA is getting with the times. The space agency launched its own free streaming service, NASA+, replacing NASA TV in November 2023. NASA stated that the streaming service had four times the viewership of its now-retired TV arm. It's more vital than ever for NASA to get the public engaged and supportive of the agency. The Artemis program's struggles have been well-publicized, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wouldn't hesitate to cancel the return to the Moon. The return of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams has become the latest political stick to bash NASA. The space agency is now getting heat for the failed Boeing Starliner crewed test flight. Wilmore and Williams have been stuck on the ISS since June last year. SpaceX is now rushing to return the two astronauts home for no reason but to posture. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
