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Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers
This article profiles the photographers within NASA's Johnson Space Center Imagery Acquisition Group and their role in documenting human spaceflight history.
Why it matters
Their work preserves a visual record of exploration milestones and provides public representation that can inspire future generations to pursue space science.
The details
- The team documents astronaut training, engineering tests, and mission control operations.
- Robert Markowitz has documented human spaceflight programs for over three decades.
- Photographers captured the April 2026 Artemis II lunar flyby and crew return.
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NASA Johnson Space Center is a member of NASA
NASA Johnson Space Center is a primary field center of NASA.
Robert Markowitz works at NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA photographer documenting human spaceflight for more than three decades
Bill Stafford works at NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA photographer at Johnson Space Center
James Blair works at NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA photographer with photojournalism background documenting human spaceflight
Helen Arase Vargas works at NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA photographer who previously worked in photojournalism and aerospace photography
Luna Posadas Nava works at NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA photographer who joined Johnson ahead of the Artemis II mission
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David DeHoyos works at NASA Johnson Space Center
NASA photographer who joined Johnson's photo lab in 1991 after over a decade in photo labs
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