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NASA to launch NASA+, a free streaming service

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  1. zptc
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    Through the ad-free, no cost, and family-friendly streaming service, users will gain access to the agency’s Emmy Award-winning live coverage and views into NASA’s missions through collections of original video series, including a handful of new series launching with the streaming service.

    (not sure about the tag)

    13 votes
  2. [2]
    zptc
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    Bumping this as the service has gone live, available on app stores or https://plus.nasa.gov/.

    Bumping this as the service has gone live, available on app stores or https://plus.nasa.gov/.

    10 votes
  3. [6]
    drannex
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    Just saying, my dog is going to love this. Cosmos is already his go to in the morning when I leave for work since it mellows him out (nature documentaries on the other hand? or cable news?...

    Just saying, my dog is going to love this.

    Cosmos is already his go to in the morning when I leave for work since it mellows him out (nature documentaries on the other hand? or cable news? stresses him out every time).

    9 votes
    1. [4]
      NaraVara
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      That's really funny. I guess he doesn't have the context to process the cosmic horror of thinking about space, but he DOES have the hardware to process seeing a lion eating a gazelle or an angry...

      That's really funny. I guess he doesn't have the context to process the cosmic horror of thinking about space, but he DOES have the hardware to process seeing a lion eating a gazelle or an angry yelling man.

      11 votes
      1. [3]
        drannex
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        There's a scene in one of the Attenborough documentary series where there are a bunch of walrus'(?) falling off the side of a large cold cliff to their death, and every dog (all four) will go...

        There's a scene in one of the Attenborough documentary series where there are a bunch of walrus'(?) falling off the side of a large cold cliff to their death, and every dog (all four) will go absolute mental when that scene is on. Every. Single. Time.

        There were even news reports about that clip and it freaks them out.

        7 votes
        1. NaraVara
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          Holy shit seeing that clip freaks me out. One time my dog did witness a murder through our window (by stabbing) and he not only went completely nuts but also seemed to be on extremely high alert...

          Holy shit seeing that clip freaks me out.

          One time my dog did witness a murder through our window (by stabbing) and he not only went completely nuts but also seemed to be on extremely high alert for the rest of the week, barking up a storm about everything even slightly off. I didn't even bother checking out the window to see what was agitating him and only realized when the police cars showed up. I don't really know to what extent he understood and was able to process what he saw, but it definitely seems to have left a mark on him (even moreso than on me).

          6 votes
        2. CosmicDefect
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          Holy cow, I remember that scene. It freaked me out when I saw it.

          Holy cow, I remember that scene. It freaked me out when I saw it.

          1 vote
    2. AnthonyB
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      Your dog sounds just like me after I've had an edible. I used to love nature documentaries, especially as a resource to chill out when I'm feeling anxious, but now they just trigger a sense of doom.

      Your dog sounds just like me after I've had an edible.

      I used to love nature documentaries, especially as a resource to chill out when I'm feeling anxious, but now they just trigger a sense of doom.

      3 votes
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    ChthonicSun
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    I wasn't aware NASA even had docs and whatnot available to the public. I've caught a few of their livestreams before, but that was about it. This could be interesting, as long as it's available...

    I wasn't aware NASA even had docs and whatnot available to the public. I've caught a few of their livestreams before, but that was about it. This could be interesting, as long as it's available outside U.S.

    7 votes
    1. drannex
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      I wonder if they are going to showcase something like the documentary about O'Neill Cylinders, The High Frontier, even though it doesn't come directly from NASA. The High Frontier: The Untold...

      I wonder if they are going to showcase something like the documentary about O'Neill Cylinders, The High Frontier, even though it doesn't come directly from NASA.

      The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill | Official Trailer

      Great documentary by the way ("L5 by '85 2035!")

      5 votes
    2. hamstergeddon
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      Oh their stuff is fantastic. They've had a NASA TV channel for a while now (google says since the 80s) and it airs documentaries, launch coverage, kid content, space news coverage, etc. Think PBS,...

      Oh their stuff is fantastic. They've had a NASA TV channel for a while now (google says since the 80s) and it airs documentaries, launch coverage, kid content, space news coverage, etc. Think PBS, but all of the content is space-centric.

      The channel has been a free streaming app for a while now, but it was just the cable feed, so you were beholden to the schedule. Really excited to be able to watch this stuff on-demand!

      5 votes
  5. sqew
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    Oooh, this is cool. I hope it leads to a little more production value a la the private launch companies on the various NASA streams (not to say none have that already, I've just mostly seen ones...

    Oooh, this is cool. I hope it leads to a little more production value a la the private launch companies on the various NASA streams (not to say none have that already, I've just mostly seen ones that don't quite seem to).

    As a side note, I like the look of the beta.nasa.gov site they link to. Hopefully they can keep all of the information density on the mission pages while making the site a little more familiar and accessible to the average person.

    2 votes
  6. just_another_guy
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    (file under Joke/Noise) I'm sorry, but my initial reaction after reading the headline was this.

    (file under Joke/Noise)
    I'm sorry, but my initial reaction after reading the headline was this.

    3 votes