NASA — Cosmic Dawn through Her Lens: Sophia Roberts
If you’ve seen video footage of the James Webb Space Telescope, there’s a good chance you’ve seen it through her lens.ALTSophia Roberts is an astrophysics video producer at NASA Goddard in Maryland. She spent years chasing Webb around the country as one of its primary videographers, documenting its construction and crafting stories that explained why Webb was worth building.“There were countless potential points of failure. It was up to the communications team to acknowledge those risks honestly and help the public understand why the mission still mattered,” she said.ALTSophia’s incredible efforts included capturing hours-long timelapses of major operations, filming inside clean rooms (special facilities where space mission components are assembled and tested), and editing these moments to...