NASA Digest, Vol 46, Issue 17

	March 28, 2017  RELEASE 17-035 NASA Unveils New Searchable Video, Audio and Imagery Library for the Public NASA officially has launched a new resource to help the public search and download out-of-this-world images, videos and audio files.   NASA officially has launched a new resource to help the public search and download out-of-this-world images, videos and audio files by keyword and metadata searches from NASA.gov. The NASA Image and Video Library website consolidates imagery spread across more than 60 collections into one searchable location.  https://images.nasa.gov   NASA Image and Video Library allows users to search, discover and download a treasure trove of more than 140,000 NASA images, videos and audio files NASA Image and Video Library allows users to search, discover and download a treasure trove of more than 140,000 NASA images, videos and audio files from across the agency's many missions in aeronautics, astrophysics, Earth science, human spaceflight, and more. Users now can embed content in their own sites and choose from multiple resolutions to download. The website also displays the metadata associated with images.  Users can browse the agency's most recently uploaded files, as well as discover historic and the most popularly searched images, audio files and videos. Other features include: Automatically scales the interface for mobile phones and tablets Displays the EXIF/camera data that includes exposure, lens used, and other information, when available from the original image Allows for easy public access to high resolution files All video includes a downloadable caption file NASA Image and Video Library's Application Programmers Interface (API) allows automation of imagery uploads for NASA, and gives members of the public the ability to embed content in their own sites and applications. This public site runs on NASA's cloud native "infrastructure-as-a-code" technology enabling on-demand use in the cloud. The library is not comprehensive, but rather provides the best of what NASA makes publicly available from a single point of presence on the web. Additionally, it is a living website, where new and archival images, video and audio files continually will be added. For more information about NASA's activities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov
	Press Contacts John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1584 john.yembrick@nasa.gov

	March 28, 2017  RELEASE 17-032 NASA Launches App for Amazon Fire TV NASA has released its popular app for a new platform, Amazon Fire TV. The public can browse NASA's amazing discoveries directly from their personal devices. NASA has released its popular app for a new platform, Amazon Fire TV. This version joins previous releases of the app for iOS, Android and Apple TV devices. "With the NASA app, the public can browse NASA's amazing discoveries directly from their personal devices," said Bob Jacobs, the deputy associate administrator for Communications at the agency's Headquarters in Washington. "Today, users with Amazon Fire TV and other services can explore NASA's wealth of images, videos and more on their home televisions." The NASA app for Amazon Fire TV offers several features for users, including: Watch live-streaming NASA Television Get a real-time view of Earth from the International Space Station View more than 16,000 images, either individually or as a slideshow Play more than 14,000 on-demand NASA videos Learn more about NASA's current missions "We are always looking for new and exciting ways to bring NASA to the public," said Eugene Tu, center director at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, where NASA apps are developed.  The NASA app is available for free in the app store on the Amazon Fire TV. For more information about the NASA app, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/nasaapp Learn more about NASA's missions and activities at: https://www.nasa.gov
	Press Contacts Karen Northon Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1540 karen.northon@nasa.gov Jessica Culler Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4110 jessica.s.culler@nasa.gov