Netflix, a leader in the world of digital entertainment, is now moving towards space. On Monday, Netflix and America’s prestigious space agency NASA announced an unprecedented agreement, under which NASA’s streaming platform NASA+ will be made available on Netflix from this summer. The aim of this initiative is to provide the global audience with amazing and thrilling glimpses related to space on their mobile and TV screens.
Under this partnership, Netflix will now broadcast NASA’s rocket launches, spacewalks by astronauts, live Earth viewing from the International Space Station (ISS) and many other interesting events related to the mission. Along with this, viewers will also get to see documentaries, interviews and behind-the-scenes glimpses based on NASA’s scientific missions.
This is the first time that Netflix will be streaming live content based on a scientific or space topic. Earlier Netflix has broadcast comedy shows, award ceremonies and sports competitions live, but this is its first big step in the field of science.
Rebecca Sermans, General Manager of NASA+ at NASA’s Washington headquarters, described this collaboration as a big effort towards “spreading and inspiring knowledge”. He said that together, the two organizations want to create a digital era in which everyone whether sitting at home or on the go on mobile can connect with space exploration and science.
NASA+ was launched in 2023 and is already available free, without ads, on NASA’s official website and app. It provides information about space missions, scientific research and cutting-edge technologies to viewers. The partnership with Netflix will give NASA an opportunity to reach a wider audience, giving a new impetus to interest and awareness of science and space.
Although this is NASA’s first partnership with Netflix, it has previously launched a FAST channel with Prime Video. Still, Netflix’s reach of more than 700 million users makes it a major achievement for NASA.
The content under this collaboration will start showing on Netflix by the end of this summer. The exact launch date and schedule will be announced soon. This NASA+ content will be available for free on Netflix, at no additional cost, and will also be available to watch on NASA’s app and website as before.
This initiative is not just a technological innovation, but a way to connect ordinary people to the real world of space. Now the buzz of the rocket, the silence of the black sky and the amazing views of the Earth are going to come to your screen as a real experience – a journey that will bridge the gap between science and imagination.
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