Netflix Will Livestream NASA Rocket Launches Starting This Summer

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NASA The countdown is over

NASA announced earlier today that it will be viding its NASA+ gramming service on Netflix

Rocket launches, astronaut spacewalks, mission coverage and views of Earth from the International Space Station will all form part of the content available from the subscription ing service

Although NASA stated that the move would begin “starting this summer,” neither the agency nor Netflix vided a specific date

It hosts content from active missions, re labs and the ISS, as well as footage and documentaries

Nor is this an exclusive content deal

Although Netflix will vide a from NASA+, the service will remain available at no cost and ad-free via the NASA app and on the agency’s website

In this SpaceX handout image, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft

More launches on the Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard at Launch Complex 39A May 30, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Photo by SpaceX via Getty Images)Getty Images MORE FOR YOU 1958 Space Act “The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 calls on us to our story of space exploration with the broadest possible audience,” said Rebecca Sirmons, general manager of NASA+ at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D. “Together, we’re committed to a Golden Age of Innovation and Exploration – inspiring new generations – right from the comfort of their couch or in the palm of their hand from their phone. ” In a press release, NASA added that its goal with the Netflix deal was to “bring the excitement of the agency’s discoveries, inventions, and space exploration to people, wherever they are. ” What To Expect From NASA+ The main attraction for most Netflix users will be the chance to watch rocket launches from Cape Canaveral — typically SpaceX Falcon 9 launches taking astronauts to the ISS, as well as the return of crew members via parachute

Viewers will also get real-time science briefings, behind-the-scenes mission prep and broadcasts from astronauts on the ISS

It’s not when NASA+ will debut on Netflix, but the next rocket launch is scheduled for 3:32 p

EDT on July 3, when Roscosmos plans to launch an ISS gress 92 cargo capsule from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

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