New NASA site?

[dreada5]

What do you guys think of the new nasa site? http://www.nasa.gov/<br /><br />I'm not too sure about it. <br /><br />It's more graphical and entertainment/kids orientated.<br /><br />But graphics aside, it really just seems to be in a muddle. Hard to find things... I think that "popular topics cloud" sums it up best - a mish-mash cloud of nasa info with no logical layout! <img src="/images/icons/frown.gif" /><br />

 

[bobblebob]

I like it apart from a couple of things:<br /><br />1) It loads slower - probably due to all the flash content<br />2) You cant stay logged into myNasa. If you close the browser down it logs you out. Would be better if you could always remain logged in <br /><br />Also i dont think its finished yet as some of the links link back to the old site design

 

[radarredux]

> <i><font color="yellow">What do you guys think of the new nasa site?</font>/i><br /><br />I like it better than the previous Flash-based site, but I do have issues.<br /><br />For starters, the "Username" and "password" fields to login don't work right on my Safari browser.<br /><br />I don't like the automatic changes when you roll over the major topics on the front page. The view ends up changing underneath me when I don't want it to.<br /><br />Michael Griffin's photo on the front page is horrible.<br /><br />I <i><b>do</b></i> like the calendar.</i>

 

[holmec]

I'm finding it hard to get info on it. In the old one I knew how to get to pics and articles. Now I have to hunt around. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#0000ff"><em>"SCE to AUX" - John Aaron, curiosity pays off</em></font></p> </div>

 

[bobblebob]

Thats whats good about myNasa. You can customise your homepage to have everything you want just a click away. But having to log in everytime sort of defeats the purpose

 

[kosmonavtkaa]

The site <b>looks</b> a lot nicer - very dark and moody! - and at long last they have dumped the clunky HTML table layout. It <b>does</b> take a long time to load (about 40 seconds for me on broadband) because of the huge amount of Javascript the site uses to function (which is not good for accessibility). <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[willpittenger]

It's not your bandwidth. 40 seconds is not much quicker than what I need -- and I'm stuck with dialup.<br /><br />(I am taking donations for that and a new computer. In addition to recovery of my hard drive's data, which would run at least $700, my machine is nearly 5 years old.) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Will Pittenger<hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Add this user box to your Wikipedia User Page to show your support for the SDC forums: <div style="margin-left:1em">{{User:Will Pittenger/User Boxes/Space.com Account}}</div> </div>

 

[ashish27]

me too. The 3 coloumn news has disappeared, its all topic based. This makes it difficult for users to get more info in less time. <br />Can somebody tell Nasa that they have compromised site accessibility in order to get a snazzy look?

 

[ashish27]

you still use dial up?

 

[moonmadness]

I like it.<br /><br />It's fast on my computer. And I can find the info I want easier than the old site IMHO. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>I'm not a rocket scientist, but I do play one on the TV in my mind.</p> </div>

 

[moonmadness]

Just a small thing.<br /><br />nice "pic" on the ATlantis link<br /><br />http://www1.nasa.gov/images/content/203229main_122_columbus_690.jpg <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>I'm not a rocket scientist, but I do play one on the TV in my mind.</p> </div>

 

[willpittenger]

Yes. However, I am taking donations. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Will Pittenger<hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Add this user box to your Wikipedia User Page to show your support for the SDC forums: <div style="margin-left:1em">{{User:Will Pittenger/User Boxes/Space.com Account}}</div> </div>

 

[docm]

I like it so far. It's much better than the previous site which was a disorganized mess. <br /><br /><font color="yellow">But having to log in everytime sort of defeats the purpose</font><br /><br />When I first logged into MyNASA Firefox asked if it should remember my logins. I said it should, and it did. <br /><br />Nice thing is I can save all Firefox's setups & plugins with FEBE and transfer them to my portable USB Firefox installation. That in turn can be used most anywhere. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[bobblebob]

I use IE, probably why i cant

 

[holmec]

Actually I'm starting to like it. An acquired taste, I guess. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#0000ff"><em>"SCE to AUX" - John Aaron, curiosity pays off</em></font></p> </div>

 

[dreada5]

I reluctantly agree.<br /><br />One of things I liked about the old site was that its layout felt like it had logical "breakdown structure". So there were there was:<br /><br />1) a news section for everything popular/new!<br /><br />2) the big sections (science, human spaceflight, aviation etc) - in which you could drill down for more info. <br /><br /><br />JUST PLAIN SIMPLE! <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />But in any case I'm slowly working my way around this new site and getting a feel for it...