NASA

Submitted by Misty Dawn, 9 November, 2013
Last updated on 4 October, 2017
Category
Education

Description of App

Come explore with NASA and discover the latest images, videos, mission information, news, feature stories, tweets, NASA TV and featured content with the NASA App for iOS. Features: • Current NASA mission information • Over 12,000 images (and growing everyday) • Latest news & feature stories • On demand NASA Videos from around the agency • Live streaming of the NASA TV • Third Rock internet streaming radio • Launch information & countdown clocks • Sighting opportunities (visible passes for the ISS) • ISS and Earth orbiting satellite trackers • Featured content section • Latest tweets from around the agency • Programs section • Facebook® Connect and Integrated Twitter™ client for easy sharing • Map, information and links to all of the NASA visitor centers • Favorites & image bookmarks • Printing support

Version

3.14

Free or Paid

Free

Apple Watch Support

Not Known

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

Accessibility Comments

While some buttons could be better labeled, most are and those that aren't can easily be figured out. Also, video controls appear and disappear when tapping a video sometimes befroe VoiceOver is able to read them all. The interface is a little sloppily arranged for VoiceOver users doing a swipe-through. Overall, though, all these issues are minor and the app is quite accessible and generally easy to use.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

Most buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy to deal with.

App Store Link

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasa-app/id334325516

Developer's Website

http://www.nasa.gov/

Developer's Twitter Username

@NASA

Recommendations

1 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Misty Dawn 8 years 8 months ago

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Comments

By Misty Dawn

7 years 10 months ago

On the NASA website, you have access to more than one NASA TV stream (the Main channel, the Education channel and the Media channel) while it appears that, on the app, you only have access to one stream.

I am not sure, however, whether this is because there is, indeed, only one stream available on the app or whether there are other streams, but I just don't know how to get to them.

Are there other streams? And, if so, is there an accessible way to get to them? If so, how does one do this? If not, are there any work-arounds for this?