WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Nasa is poised to make history by streaming live on Twitch an interview with an astronaut onboard the International Space Station.

On February 12, 2025, at 11:45 am EST, internet users will be able to tune in to a conversation between US astronaut Don Pettit, currently onboard the International Space Station (ISS), and his compatriot, Matt Dominick, who recently returned to Earth. This is the first time a live Twitch event has been held at an altitude of over 400 km. The idea is to be able to talk-in complete freedom and with the participation of connected internet users - about the astronauts' daily lives on the space station, their fields of research and the constraints of life in orbit.

As is customary on Twitch, ...