The United States area firm stated Wednesday it will host a live Twitch stream from the International Space Station on February 12.

NASA, which has 1.3 million fans on the live-streaming video service, has actually formerly transmitted occasions on its Twitch channel. This will be the very first time the company has actually produced an occasion particularly for Twitch.

Throughout the live occasion, starting at 11:45 am ET (16:45 UTC), audiences will speak with NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who is presently on board the spaceport station, along with Matt Dominick, who just recently went back to Earth after the company’s Crew-8 objective. Audiences will have the chance to ask concerns about residing in area.

Jerk is owned by Amazon, and it has actually ended up being particularly popular in the online video gaming neighborhood for the capability to stream computer game and chat with audiences.

Fulfilling individuals where they are

“We spoke with digital creators at TwitchCon about their desire for streams designed with their communities in mind, and we listened,” stated Brittany Brown, director of the Office of Communications Digital and Technology Division. “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.”