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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

Topics: Able Being Critically Future Human Important Laboratory Mars Presence Science Some Sort Sustained Think I Think

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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

Topics: Apollo Atmosphere Coming Down Earth Find Got Just Mars Parachute Rapidly Really Slowing Some Thin Think Way You Yourself

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My key aim is to get man on the surface of Mars by the mid-2030s.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Aim Get Key Man Mars Surface

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I live an hour from NASA's HQ in Washington, D.C., and sitting in a jam stresses me out.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Hour Jam Live Me Nasa Out Sitting Stresses Washington

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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

Topics: Agency Annoying Asleep Avoid Environmental Find Get Grab House Husband Leave Out Raisin Rather Slice Slip Still Tim Toast Up Who Works

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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

Topics: Change Get Going Humans Least Mars Then Until World

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With the mission to Mars, the whole world wants to get involved. So we actually have 13 different space agencies from around the world working on the global exploration road map.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Actually Agencies Around Different Exploration Get Global Involved Map Mars Mission Road Road Map Space Wants Whole Working World

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To unambiguously settle the questions of whether there was life on Mars, it will take scientists down on the surface.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Down Life Mars Questions Scientists Settle Surface Take Whether Will

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We want to make sure we get living astronauts to the surface of Mars.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Astronauts Get Living Make Mars Sure Surface Want

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You see countries like India really investing in their space program because they see it as inspirational and good for their economy.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Because Countries Economy Good India Inspirational Investing Like Program Really See Space Space Program You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: February 24th, 1961

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