Everybody has busy lives, but you can tell people, 'Go outside and look at the night sky. We've been able to demonstrate that every star you see probably has a planet around it.' Ellen Stofan busydemonstratehave 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
The public has an incredible capacity for appreciating the wonder of our planet, our solar system, our universe. Ellen Stofan appreciatecapacityincredible Change image and share on social
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 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
One of the big things about space exploration is that it is as expensive as it is complicated, and you need all the countries of the world to help if you want to accomplish big goals. Ellen Stofan accomplishbigcomplicate 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
'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
Instead of being able to look at smaller interesting research projects, I am trying to see the links between all the research NASA does. For me, that's extremely fun because I get to go play and learn about areas of science that I know nothing about. Ellen Stofan areaextremelyfun share on social