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
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
People see space as a place where you go and cooperate. Ellen Stofan cooperatepeopleplace Change image and share on social
As a card-carrying space nerd and NASA's chief scientist, I love space movies, from 'Star Trek' to 'Star Wars' to my all-time favorite - 'The Dish', an Australian comedy that celebrates that first moment when Neil Armstrong stepped down onto the surface of our moon. Ellen Stofan armstrongaustraliancard share on social
What we expect to find, certainly in our own solar system, are probably simple single or multiple-cell forms of life. To get to intelligent life takes stability of conditions over huge, long periods of time. Ellen Stofan cellconditionexpect 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
Every time I give a talk, I ask the audience - especially if it's kids - how many want to go to Mars. At least half raise their hands. I don't think there's going to be any shortage of volunteers. Ellen Stofan audiencegivehalf 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
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
