Faces of NASAThe Faces of NASA series combines stunning portraiture with interviews of NASA's workforce. "I think all my creative passions meet somewhere in the middle of the road. I can draw on those tools,..."So, the skills that I learned as a historian — asking difficult questions, looking for answers that aren't immediately obvious,..."If I had a chance to go to the Moon – absolutely. If I had a chance to go to..."A piece of my story that I think needs to get told is that broken crayons still color." – Tyrone..."I want to make sure that I foster an environment of inclusion, equity, and opportunities for everyone.” – Donya Douglas-Bradshaw,..."I saw astronomy as the final frontier, but then I realized I couldn’t personally experience it, and I wanted to..."[As for which one I prefer,] I think the space station has windows, and a beautiful view, so it definitely..."I think people try to take their fears and understand and dissect them... It gives them a sense of closure....I think it’s important to know that everybody has different experiences in life. And then you can learn from those..."I go outside the box to get ideas. I think about, how do I solve this? I apply the same..."And so this fixer mentality has been with me — and what do you know? I’m in safety now, literally...“I am a really average embroiderer, but I really love doing it. That’s one of my hobbies. In the last..."But everything, every medical procedure — you have to rethink it when you’re talking about spaceflight. It’s kind of like...“This is what makes America great. The opportunities are there and anything is possible. I’m a son of an immigrant,...“When NASA hired me to be an astronaut, I had a lot of imposter syndrome going on. It was as..."Having it in front of you makes it real. So when you see it on TV, it’s like: ‘I know..."Well, little did I know, even at a young age, he instilled in me the importance of seeing people for..."Everybody has a place where they shine. And for me, it’s being a physician, helping people heal, solving medical problems....“One of the reasons I fell in love with applied math is because it is so broad. We studied so...“The first time [I went to Antarctica], my first impression was what Buzz Aldrin said about the Moon — this..."When I thought about how to do the most amount of good, I thought we should be putting solar panels...“Through my job communicating and doing outreach, I’m making people aware of how we all can contribute to a more..."I want people to see me and realize ‘she looks like me,’ or ‘she speaks Spanish like me,’ and I..."Not having many real-life scientific role models, the exploits of the fictional Mentats and of Peter Parker helped pique my...“I’m helping manage a new program [at NASA] called Student Airborne Science Activation, or SaSa. The program focuses on recruiting...“Sometimes your passion will take you to something else that you never expected. That helped me to find myself and...