In August, the cable channel that is owned by the agency will be taken off the air.
The month of August will mark the end of NASA TV. The space agency has decided to discontinue its cable channel, which can be accessed through services such as Dish, DirecTV, and other similar platforms, in addition to being offered by local television providers. From this point forward, it will direct all of its attention toward NASA+, which is an on-demand streaming service that will eventually become the repository for all of its documentaries and live event coverage.
According to reports, since its introduction in November of the previous year, NASA+ has garnered four times the number of views than the agency’s usual cable channel has in comparison. “In a universe where the way we consume information is rapidly changing, NASA+ is helping us inspire and connect with our current generation of explorers: the Artemis Generation,” stated Marc Etkind, who works in the Office of Communication for this organization.
The agency’s streaming service is absolutely free of charge and does not contain any advertisements. If viewers are using mobile devices, they may access it using the official NASA app for iOS and Android. However, if they want to watch it on a larger screen, they can also download the agency’s app for Roku, Apple TV, or Fire TV. Visitors can use their web browsers to access the official NASA+ website, which allows them to see the coverage and shows that NASA produces on a computer.
With the announcement that it will be closing its cable channel, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has also disclosed its planned roster of new series, episodes, and live event coverage. While one of the upcoming documentaries, titled Planetary Defenders, will focus on humanity’s efforts to detect asteroids and defend planets, the other, titled Our Alien Earth, will demonstrate the field work that NASA scientists are doing in the most extreme environments all over the world in order to assist in the discovery of extraterrestrial life in the universe.