Discovery Space

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

Discovery Space
Type of site
space, astronomy
Available inEnglish
OwnerDiscovery, Inc.
URLhttp://space.discovery.com
RegistrationNot required
LaunchedJune 6, 2008
Current statusActive

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 were about 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 Archived July 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  • Facebook fan page for Discovery Space run by the Discovery Channel (accessed July 2, 2008)
  • Statement from Dave Mosher, the Discovery Space site's producer, on his personal site (accessed July 2, 2008)
  • Publicized link from Lowell Observatory's StarTales page (accessed July 2, 2008)
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