Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

Episode 397, The Art of Astronaut Photography. I'm Joseph Zaksheski, and I'll be your host for this

episode. On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you

know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight and more. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station orbit Earth every 90 minutes,

experiencing 16 sunrises and sunsets each day. And from 250 miles above the surface,

they have a view of the planet like no other. It's breathtaking,

but capturing that beauty on camera, that takes skill, practice, timing, and a little bit of

engineering know-how.

Today, we're joined by two NASA astronauts who know their way around the station,

Apertures, and Isos, Don Pettit and Matt Dominic.

Between them, they've captured some of the most iconic images from orbit.

We'll hear how photography became a part of their spaceflight journeys and what it

takes to shoot incredible images in microgravity and what shots they'd still love to capture

the next time they fly. Let's strike a pose from Station.

T-minus-5 seconds, Fent County. Mark, vicious Well, we have a lot.

Houston, we have a podcast.

Well, hello, Don, and Matt, thank you so much for coming on, Houston.

We have a podcast today.

We certainly do have a podcast.

Excited to be here.

The art of astro photography and astronaut photography is something that is incredibly sophisticated and exciting, especially when you blend that mix of art and science.

But I want to go back to your origin stories of what got you

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