This skill allows you to explore videos from the public NASA video archive.
This is a private skill from frank.boerncke@gmail.com. The author is happy about feedback!
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The material presented in this skill is found using the public API described at "https://api.nasa.gov/".
Start the skill:
"Alexa launch Cinema Space"
One shot search:
"Alexa ask Cinema Space for films about Neil Armstrong"
Within the skill you cann search for contents by search expressions:
- "Alexa, search for latest videos"
- "Alexa, search for Jezero Crater",
- "Alexa, search for Saturn",
- "Alexa, search for New Horizon",
- "Alexa, search for Parachute",
- "Alexa, search for Sky Crane",
- "Alexa, search for Ingenuity",
- "Alexa, search for Asteroid",
- "Alexa, search for Animation",
- "Alexa, search for ISS",
- "Alexa, search for Rover",
- "Alexa, search for Hubble",
- "Alexa, search for James Webb Telescope",
- "Alexa, search for Radiation",
- "Alexa, search for Black Hole",
- "Alexa, search for Gravitation",
- "Alexa, search for Skywatching",
Up to six videos are presented on the the result screen. You can filter and resort the results using the following commands:
- "short videos first",
- "show short videos",
- "long videos first",
- "show long videos",
- "new videos first",
- "old videos first",
Alexa can read the content description texts for you:
- "Alexa, describe film number 1?",
- "Alexa, what happens in film number 1?",
Select a video by touching on one of the six results or use voice command refering to the number of the film:
- "Alexa, play film number 2"
- "Alexa, show film 1"
Within a video you have the following options:
- "Alexa, Pause"
- "Alexa, Continue"
- "Alexa, back to result page"
- "Alexa, show that again" (will skip back 30 seconds)
- "Alexa, 30 seconds forward"
- "Alexa, 30 seconds backward"
- "Alexa, 10 minutes forward"
- "Alexa, 10 minutes backward"
You can also Pause/Countinue by touching on the screen.
Limitations:
- Please note that some videos may not work on older Echo devices because of technical limitations.
- NASA videos are published in different formats and some of them might not work on some devices under certain circumstances.
- The NASA API does not like too many request in a short time. Therefore it may be necessary to come back later if you run into such a situation.
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