Discovery Space

Discovery Space

URL	http://space.discovery.com
Type of site	space, astronomy
Registration	Not required
Available language(s)	English
Owner	Discovery Channel & Discovery Communications
Launched	June 6, 2008
Current status	Active

Discovery Space [1] is a Web site launched by Discovery Communications LLC (DCI) on Friday June 6, 2008 ^[1]. Its sister site -- Discovery Technology [2] -- was launched concurrently.

Along with Discovery Technology, Discovery Space is viewed as a key part of Discovery's strategy to maintain a strong online presence ^[2].

Topics covered by the Web site's writers and bloggers include human spaceflight, unmanned spaceflight, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, planetary science, space policy, space culture, student science, and other space-related subjects.

The Lowell Observatory is partnered with Discovery Space and is providing StarTales content ^[3] to the site.

References

1. ^ Discovery Space | Facebook
2. ^ Dave Mosher: Web Producer, Science Journalist, Geek
3. ^ StarTales, from Lowell Observatory

• Facebook fan page for Discovery Space run by the Discovery Channel [3] (accessed July 2, 2008)
• Statement from Dave Mosher, the Discovery Space site's producer, on his personal site [4] (accessed July 2, 2008)
• Publicized link from Lowell Observatory's StarTales page [5] (accessed July 2, 2008)

External links

• Discovery Space official Web site
• Discovery Space Facebook fan page
• Lowell Observatory StarTales Web site