You might associate the livestreaming service Twitch with influencers — even politicians — playing video games for all to see. But on Wednesday, Twitch leaped into space. NASA conducted a first-of-its-kind Twitch stream where an astronaut from the International Space Station engaged with viewers live on the platform. The stream took place on NASA’s official Twitch channel and featured one astronaut currently in space and another who’s back on Earth.
The currently-in-space participant was NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who joined the ISS crew back in September as part of the Expedition 72 launch. Pettit is known to many for the amazing space photos he frequentlly posts on social media. He was joined by NASA astronaut Matt Dominick, who’s currently on Earth having returned with Crew-8 in October after being delayed by Hurricane Milton. Dominick has also taken some showstopping pictures from the ISS.
“This Twitch event from space is the first of many,” Brittany Brown, a communications director at NASA, said in a blog post. “In addition to our spacewalks, launches, and landings, we’ll host more Twitch-exclusive streams like this one. Twitch is one of the many digital platforms we use to reach new audiences and get them excited about all things space.”
Astronaut Don Pettit participated in the Twitch stream from the International Space Station.
