NASA is making significant changes to its digital platforms to provide a better experience for users and space enthusiasts. The space agency is revamping its flagship and science websites, introducing its first on-demand streaming service, and upgrading the NASA app.
These updates will offer a new world of content from NASA, giving everyone a chance to explore the wonders of space and scientific research. The beta version of the new website is now available for early preview, and NASA encourages visitors to check it out and share their feedback.
The revamped website will serve as a consolidated homebase for information about NASA’s missions, research, climate data, and Artemis updates. It will offer a topic-driven experience with a common search engine, integrated navigation, and modernized web tools for better user experience and security.
NASA plans to continuously improve the beta site based on user feedback. Once fully launched, the platform will include content from various popular agency websites, ensuring easy access to NASA information across all its platforms.
Later this year, NASA will also launch its new streaming platform, NASA+. The ad-free, no-cost, family-friendly streaming service will provide access to Emmy Award-winning live coverage and original video series showcasing NASA’s missions.
With these enhancements, NASA aims to offer a unified and user-friendly digital experience, allowing everyone to explore and learn from the exciting world of space exploration and scientific discovery.
Availability
As of now, users can access the early preview of the beta website to get a glimpse of the new digital platform.
The streaming platform, NASA+, is set to be launched later this year. It will be available on most major platforms via the NASA App on iOS and Android mobile and tablet devices; streaming media players like, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire TV; and on the web across desktop and mobile devices.
Regarding the matter, Jeff Seaton, chief information officer at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, said,
Our vision is to inspire humanity through a unified, world-class NASA web experience. NASA’s legacy footprint presents an opportunity to dramatically improve the user experience for the public we serve. 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 more accessible, discoverable, and secure.
Regarding the NASA+ streaming platform, Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters said,
From exoplanet research to better understanding Earth’s climate and the influence of the Sun on our planet along with exploration of the solar system, our new science and flagship websites, as well as forthcoming NASA+ videos, showcases our discovery programs in an interdisciplinary and crosscutting way, ultimately building stronger connections with our visitors and viewers.