NASASpaceflight, often referred to as NSF, is a private aerospace news organization, which operates a YouTube channel, website, a shop and a forum, which launched in 2005, as well as various social media channels covering crewed and uncrewed spaceflight and aerospace engineering news.
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Screenshot  Screenshot of the NASASpaceflight.com website from May 2023 | |
Type of site | YouTube channel, Online newspaper, & internet forum |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founder | Chris Bergin |
| URL | nasaspaceflight |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | March 16, 2005 |
| Current status | Online |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Genres | |
| Subscribers | 1.42 million |
| Views | 694 million |
| Last updated: December 16, 2025 | |
NASASpaceflight original reporting has been referenced by various news outlets on spaceflight-specific news, such as MSNBC,[1] USA Today[2] and The New York Times,[3] among others.
NASASpaceflight also produces videos and live streams of rocket launches online, with a special focus on developments at SpaceX's Starbase facility,[4][5] for which they were recognized with an award by SpaceNews.[6] NSF is currently providing three 24/7 live-streams covering the following:
- the Starship operations at Starbase in Texas;[7]
- the testing of the Raptor and Merlin engines near McGregor, Texas;[8]
- various live videos from Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center in Florida.[9]
NSF is owned and operated by managing editor Chris Bergin. The NSF content is produced by a team of spaceflight reporters, journalists, contributors, editors, photographers, and videographers across the United States and other countries.[10]
NSF also operates the Next Spaceflight website, which keeps track of spaceflight launches.[11][non-primary source needed]
References
edit- ^ Boyle, Alan (7 December 2006). "Security-conscious NASA tightens e-mail policy". NBC News. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
NASASpaceFlight.com, an independent online news outlet, reported that...
- ^ Watson, Traci (4 August 2005). "USATODAY.com – Work on shuttle fuel tank probed". usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Schwartz, John (6 October 2006). "Debris Damage to Shuttle Is Found". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
The existence of the hole was first reported yesterday on the Web site nasaspaceflight.com.
- ^ Harwood, William (29 May 2020). "SpaceX Starship prototype explodes after engine test firing in Texas". www.cbsnews.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Berger, Eric (30 March 2021). "SpaceX working toward early Tuesday morning Starship launch [Updated]". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "The SpaceNews Awards 2021: Meet the nine winners". SpaceNews. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ NASASpaceflight (12 July 2021). Starbase Live: 24/7 Starship & Super Heavy Development From SpaceX's Boca Chica Facility. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ NASASpaceflight (25 April 2022). McGregor Live: 24/7 SpaceX Engine Testing & Development for Starship and Falcon 9 Rockets. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ NASASpaceflight (2 July 2023). Space Coast Live: 24/7 Views of NASA, SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations, and Starship Pad Construction. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "NSF About Us". Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Next Spaceflight. Privacy Policy". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 14 February 2024.