NASASpaceflight#Video content
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Short description|Space news website & media organisation}}
{{Infobox website
| name = NASASpaceflight
| logo = NASASpaceflight logo.svg
| screenshot = File:Screenshot of the NASASpaceflight.com website from May 2023.png
| caption = Screenshot of the NASASpaceflight.com website from May 2023
| screenshot_alt = Screenshot of NASASpaceflight.com (August 2018)
| collapsible = Yes
| screenshot_size = 270px
| url = {{URL|nasaspaceflight.com}}
| commercial = Yes
| registration = Optional
| type = YouTube channel, Online newspaper, & internet forum
| language = English
| founder = Chris Bergin
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2005|03|16}}
| current_status = Online
}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = NASASpaceflight
| image =
| channel_handle = NASASpaceflight
| years_active = 2019–present
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| subscribers = 1.33 million
| views = 616.2 million
| stats_update = May 27, 2025
| origin =
| website = nasaspaceflight.com
| associated_acts =
}}
NASASpaceflight, often referred to as NSF, is a private aerospace news organization, which operates a YouTube channel, website, a shop and a forum, which launched in 2005, as well as various social media channels covering crewed and uncrewed spaceflight and aerospace engineering news.
NASASpaceflight original reporting has been referenced by various news outlets on spaceflight-specific news, such as MSNBC,{{Cite news|last=Boyle|first=Alan|date=7 December 2006|title=Security-conscious NASA tightens e-mail policy|publisher=NBC News|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16095705|url-status=live|access-date=6 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223015851/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/16095705/|archive-date=23 December 2015|quote=NASASpaceFlight.com, an independent online news outlet, reported that...}} USA Today{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Traci|date=4 August 2005|title=USATODAY.com – Work on shuttle fuel tank probed|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-08-04-foam-handling-investigated_x.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806220256/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-08-04-foam-handling-investigated_x.htm|archive-date=6 August 2021|access-date=6 August 2021|website=usatoday.com}} and The New York Times,{{Cite news|last=Schwartz|first=John|date=6 October 2006|title=Debris Damage to Shuttle Is Found|work=The New York Times|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E6DF1230F935A35753C1A9609C8B63|url-status=live|access-date=6 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108023723/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E6DF1230F935A35753C1A9609C8B63|archive-date=8 November 2012|quote=The existence of the hole was first reported yesterday on the Web site nasaspaceflight.com.}} among others.
NASASpaceflight also produces videos and live streams of rocket launches online, with a special focus on developments at SpaceX's Starbase facility,{{Cite web|last=Harwood|first=William|date=29 May 2020|title=SpaceX Starship prototype explodes after engine test firing in Texas|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-starship-prototype-explosion/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806220256/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-starship-prototype-explosion/|archive-date=6 August 2021|access-date=6 August 2021|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Berger|first=Eric|date=30 March 2021|title=SpaceX working toward early Tuesday morning Starship launch [Updated]|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/spacex-may-attempt-to-launch-starship-sn11-on-friday/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813214334/https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/spacex-may-attempt-to-launch-starship-sn11-on-friday/|archive-date=13 August 2021|access-date=22 August 2021|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us}} for which they were recognized with an award by SpaceNews.{{Cite web|date=6 December 2021|title=The SpaceNews Awards 2021: Meet the nine winners|url=https://spacenews.com/the-spacenews-awards-2021-meet-the-nine-winners/|access-date=6 December 2021|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908003428/https://spacenews.com/the-spacenews-awards-2021-meet-the-nine-winners/|url-status=live}} NSF is currently providing three 24/7 live-streams covering the following:
- the Starship operations at Starbase in Texas;{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg |title=Starbase Live: 24/7 Starship & Super Heavy Development From SpaceX's Boca Chica Facility |date=2021-07-12 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2025-02-16 |via=YouTube}}
- the testing of the Raptor and Merlin engines near McGregor, Texas;{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOmmvhDQ2HM |title=McGregor Live: 24/7 SpaceX Engine Testing & Development for Starship and Falcon 9 Rockets |date=2022-04-25 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2025-02-16 |via=YouTube}}
- various live videos from Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center in Florida.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm8wRjD3xVA |title=Space Coast Live: 24/7 Views of NASA, SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations, and Starship Pad Construction |date=2023-07-02 |last=NASASpaceflight |access-date=2025-02-16 |via=YouTube}}
NSF is owned and operated by managing editor Chris Bergin. The NSF content is produced by a team of spaceflight reporters, journalists, contributors, editors, photographers, and videographers across the United States and other countries.{{Cite web |title=NSF About Us |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223063741/http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/ |archive-date=23 February 2011 |access-date=1 March 2020}}
NSF also operates the Next Spaceflight website, which keeps track of spaceflight launches.{{cite web |title=Next Spaceflight. Privacy Policy |url=https://nextspaceflight.com/privacy/details/6828 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=Next Spaceflight}}{{primary source inline|date=September 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/ Official NASASpaceflight Website]
- [https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/ Official NASASpaceflight Forum]
Category:Websites related to spaceflight
Category:Internet properties established in 2005