I live an hour from NASA's HQ in Washington, D.C., and sitting in a jam stresses me out. Ellen Stofan hourjamlive Change image and share on social
To avoid congestion, I get up at 5:10, grab a slice of raisin toast, and leave the house at 6 A.M. My husband, Tim Dunn, who works for an environmental agency, is still asleep when I slip out, and I find that rather annoying. Ellen Stofan agencyannoyasleep share on social
I grew up in this business... A lot of my life has been centered around this question about how NASA is helping us to understand our own home planet... and to understand our place in the universe. Ellen Stofan businesscentergrow Change image and share on social
My key aim is to get man on the surface of Mars by the mid-2030s. Ellen Stofan 2030saimkey Change image and share on social
To unambiguously settle the questions of whether there was life on Mars, it will take scientists down on the surface. Ellen Stofan lifemarquestion Change image and share on social
We're not going to get humans to Mars until at least the mid-2030s, and the world is going to change by then. Ellen Stofan 2030schangehuman Change image and share on social
People see space as a place where you go and cooperate. Ellen Stofan cooperatepeopleplace Change image and share on social
When you look at Venus and the Earth, they formed at about the same place in the solar system. They're made of about the same materials; they're about the same size. Ellen Stofan earthformmake Change image and share on social
If I had an unlimited budget, I would really be probing that question of life because we know what the questions are, and we know what the destinations are. Ellen Stofan budgetdestinationlife Change image and share on social
