NASA+, “we have some original documentaries coming out soon; they haven’t been publicly announced yet, but we do have some pretty darn good ones,” Sirmons reveals. “We have more Artemis-geared content, more mission-focused, which I think the audience will be excited about. Moonbound , our series about the Artemis II mission and the crew behind it all – that’s our number- one series on NASA+. We’re going to keep on leaning in that direction.” A not-for-profit, government-funded organisation, NASA doesn’t have ‘Olympic or World Cup-level staffing’ for its streaming leg, Sirmons admits. “We’re small but incredibly mighty. We have an amazing team that works behind the scenes; they were on it for ten days straight, 24/7. That’s who pulled this off. It’s still hard to wrap our minds around it.” There is a lot left to do – and look forward to. “The great news is that we’re just getting started,” confirms Sirmons. “I would hope Artemis IV will be the world’s largest livestreaming event. We’re going to break that record – and it’s going to be through us and our partners working together.” Despite solid viewership numbers for the launches of both Artemis I – an uncrewed lunar flight test – and the James Webb Space Telescope – which actively orbits the Sun and observes our Universe – “we haven’t had this many people watching since the Apollo era,” claims Sirmons. “We have the world’s attention. The odds are very thin, to have that in this fragmented media environment. It’s practically impossible – and that’s what we do. We pull off the impossible on a daily basis.” She, like all those who have become invested in Artemis, can’t wait for what comes next. “Dust off those boots,” she decrees. “We’re going to the moon.”
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DOWN TO EARTH Sirmons says NASA+’s streaming department is relatively small, but it is ready to bring the next mission to viewers around the world
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