We like to talk about pioneering Mars rather than just exploring Mars, because once we get to Mars, we will set up some sort of permanent presence. Ellen Stofan exploremarpermanent Change image and share on social
I'm so biased to this issue of the origins of life and the limits of life. Ellen Stofan biasissuelife Change image and share on social
I'm actually a NASA brat. My father was a rocket scientist. He started working at NASA before it was NASA in 1959. Ellen Stofan bratfathernasa Change image and share on social
Communication is an issue where we can improve, and if I can do anything to help, I am happy to. Ellen Stofan communicationhappyimprove Change image and share on social
Being able to have a laboratory on Mars, being able to have some sort of sustained human presence on Mars in the future, I think, is critically important for science. Ellen Stofan criticallyfuturehuman Change image and share on social
It's part of the human character to want to know what's over the next hill, to want to know what's beyond. Ellen Stofan characterhillhuman Change image and share on social
'The Martian' may be fiction, but at NASA, we are working to make it a reality. Ellen Stofan fictionmakemartian Change image and share on social
We actually look to the scientific community to kind of come back to NASA and tell us what the priorities should be. And then at NASA, we try to look within our budget and say, 'What can we accommodate, and what are the most important things for the nation?' Ellen Stofan accommodatebackbudget share on social
If you think of the Apollo capsule coming into Earth with a parachute, the Mars atmosphere is just so thin, you've got to find some way of slowing yourself down really rapidly. Ellen Stofan apolloatmospherecapsule Change image and share on social
We have to ask, 'How can we break a huge challenge like sending humans to Mars into a series of doable, affordable steps? How can we break that problem down into chunks in order to keep making progress?' Ellen Stofan affordablebreakchallenge share on social
