NASA Astronaut Don Pettit recently returned from a 10-day mission aboard the International Space Station, where he focused on creating and capturing stunning imagery. Having taken 670,000 images during his time in microgravity, Pettit emphasized the importance of these photographs for sharing experiences that most people on Earth cannot have. He described how the unique views of phenomena like meteors and erupting volcanoes motivated him to document his mission, allowing him to provide a glimpse of space through his lens, beyond mere words.
"When I'm looking out the window, just enjoying the view, it's like, 'Oh, wow, a meteor. Look at that. Man, there's a flash there. What's that? Oh, look at that volcano going off. Okay, where's my camera? I gotta record that.'"
"When your mission is over, it's photographs and memories. When you want to share the experience with people, you can share the memories through verbal communication... but the photographs are just another dimension of sharing what it's like."
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