NASA’s free streaming service, NASA+, launched late last year, and in order to focus on the streaming service, NASA will shut down its cable networks on August 26, 2024.
NASA announced this decision in July, but merely mentioned that it will take place in August. Cord Cutters News can now confirm that NASA’s cable TV network will go down on August 26, 2024.
NASA TV debuted in 1980 and has been the go-to channel for all things NASA. You will now need to download the NASA+ app to watch NASA’s live and on-demand programming.
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The NASA+ service replaced NASA’s previous free stream with new content, a new design, and its first on-demand streaming option.
“Our vision is to inspire humanity through a unified, world-class NASA web experience,” said Jeff Seaton, the agency’s chief information officer based in Washington. “NASA’s legacy footprint provides an opportunity to significantly improve the user experience for the population it serves. Modernizing our key websites’ technology and streamlining how the public interacts with our content online are crucial initial steps toward making our agency’s information more accessible, discoverable, and secure.”
Later this year, NASA will also debut its new streaming platform, NASA+, and update the NASA app. Users of the ad-free, free, and family-friendly streaming service will receive access to the agency’s Emmy Award-winning live coverage and glimpses inside NASA’s missions through collections of original video series, including a handful of new series premiering with the service.
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“We’re putting space on demand and at your fingertips with NASA’s new streaming platform,” said Marc Etkind, associate administrator for the Office of Communications at NASA Headquarters. “Transforming our digital presence will help us better tell the stories of how NASA explores the unknown in air and space, inspires through discovery, and innovates for the benefit of humanity.”
“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,” according to Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington.
This is fantastic news for NASA enthusiasts who want to see live coverage of everything the space agency is doing. NASA+ will also be available on popular streaming devices such as Apple TV, Roku, and Fire TV. The disadvantage is that cable TV subscribers will no longer receive NASA TV.
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