NASA

About

NASA is the U.S. space agency. Its official Twitch channel broadcasts launches and spacewalks. Events made for Twitch let viewers question scientists and engineers and look behind the scenes of upcoming missions.^[1][2][3]

Rocket science through games

In February 2018, NASA in Silicon Valley Live devoted an episode to space video games, including Kerbal Space Program. Researchers discussed rocket engines and orbital flight as the hosts played and took questions from Twitch chat. They also explained what the game leaves out, including the engineering reviews and launch preparations required for real missions.^[3]

Watching the eclipse

The channel was among NASA's outlets for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse broadcast. Coverage followed the eclipse across North America with reports from its path, expert commentary and demonstrations.^[4]

Conversations from orbit

On February 12, 2025, Don Pettit joined viewers from the International Space Station, alongside fellow astronaut Matt Dominick on Earth. It was NASA's first station event developed specifically for Twitch. They discussed daily life and research in orbit, including space photography; Pettit showed cameras set up in the station's Cupola.^[2][5]

Twitch also carried coverage of the Artemis II launch and lunar flyby in April 2026. NASA's subsequent report included the platform among the outlets that broadcast the crew's journey around the Moon.^[6]