Roger, who works at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on the camera and imagery systems for the lunar surface, shares what it means to build the "eyes" of Artemis and why the pictures matter just as much as the science. The best moon missions need more than engineering - they need images powerful enough to inspire the next generation, justify funding, and make humanity keep reaching farther.

You'll discover why some space hardware becomes a race against time before launch, how NASA teams use lessons learned documents to avoid repeating old mistakes, and why "urgent" should mean urgent or it loses all meaning. Roger also explains what makes a great leader, why blunt honesty matters in high-stakes environments, and how one demanding professor changed the way he works forever.

We break down the reality of building complex space systems with dozens of specialists, the surprisingly human side of NASA’s culture, and the difference between projects that look easy from the outside and the ones that can literally catch fire during testing. Roger also opens up about wanting to be an astronaut, why The Martian feels more believable than Interstellar, and his dream of a future where trips to the moon are common enough to stop making headlines.