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| Genre | Educational Documentary |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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NASA 360 is a half-hour vodcast developed by NASA in partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace.[1] The show premiered in August 2008. It airs on more than 450 TV stations across the country, and is consistently one of the top-downloaded programs on the NASA.gov website. It is currently in its third season.
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NASA 360 is one of four programs in NASA's award-winning eClips[2] suite of web-based shows designed to encourage careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It is written, produced, and edited by Michael Bibbo and Kevin Krigsvold of the National Institute of Aerospace.
NASA 360 shows how NASA has changed and continues to change life on Earth by examining how technologies developed by or for NASA are being used in everything from space exploration to everyday consumer products. These include lithium ion batteries,[3] medical innovations,[4] sporting equipment,[5] and automotive and aircraft safety and efficiency,[6] among many more.[7]
NASA 360 is shot on-location at NASA centers across the country, as well as at other relevant sites. Each show consists of standups with hosts Johnny Alonso[8] and Jennifer Pulley,[9] B-roll and animations, and interviews conducted with NASA researchers, engineers, and astronauts, as well as with outside sources with expertise relevant to the topics being discussed.
The show is produced for a younger audience, and stylistically this is accomplished through the use of hand-held cameras, quick edits, and numerous transitions, effects, and filters used in post-production.
In addition to reaching millions of viewers of traditional broadcast on over 450 stations in the U.S., including every major market, NASA 360 also has a strong presence on the internet, and is available from numerous outlets, including iTunes,[10] YouTube,[11] Miro Guide,[12] AOL Video,[13] Red Orbit,[14] and Truveo.[15]
On June 12, 2009, NASA 360 released a Dashboard Widget for Mac OS X, which can play the full catalog of NASA 360 episodes in the Mac OS X Dashboard.[16] This widget was the Featured Download on Apple's Dashboard Widget page for over a month.
NASA 360 is an active member of the social networking communities at Twitter,[17] Facebook[18] and MySpace,[19] with thousands of followers, fans, and friends.
NASA 360's "Backstage" photo gallery[20] averages about 5,000 views per week.
NASA 360 has won numerous awards, including four (4) Communicator Awards for overall program and editing, two (2) Omni Awards for overall program and editing, two (2) Davey Awards for overall program and editing, two Marcom Awards, and two Ava Awards,[21] as well as two (2) Videographer awards, four (4) Telly awards (including the 30th Anniversary Telly Award for Overall Program and Editing), and two (2) EMPIXX awards.[22]
In 2009, Michael Bibbo won the 3rd place award for NASA Videographer of the Year.[23]
On June 6, 2009, NASA 360 won the Emmy for non-news program editing from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which includes 29 media outlets in Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland.[24]
NASA 360 closed a deal with AMP International to air programs on airlines and cruise lines around the globe.[25] Singapore Airlines was the first airline to air NASA 360 as an on-board entertainment option.
NASA 360 started airing on Hulu.com (www.hulu.com/nasa-360) in March 2011. As of March 2011, the program has been downloaded over 5 million times from the NASA portal.[26]
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