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The public has an incredible capacity for appreciating the wonder of our planet, our solar system, our universe.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Appreciating Capacity Incredible Our Our Planet Planet Public Solar Solar System System Universe Wonder

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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

Topics: All-Time Armstrong Australian Chief Comedy Dish Down Favorite First Love Moment Moon Movies Nasa Neil Nerd Onto Our Scientist Space Star Star Trek Star Wars Stepped Surface Trek Wars I Love

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Mars missions will require up to three years in reduced gravity, so we need to make sure astronauts can not only survive but thrive as they move outward to explore this new world.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Astronauts Explore Gravity Make Mars Missions Move Need New New World Only Outward Reduced Require Sure Survive Three Thrive Up Will World Years

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As we visit Mars multiple times, we will build up infrastructure on the surface to expand the capabilities and reach of humans on Mars.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Build Capabilities Expand Humans Infrastructure Mars Multiple Reach Surface Times Up Visit Will

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'The Martian' may be fiction, but at NASA, we are working to make it a reality.

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Fiction Make Martian May Nasa Reality Working

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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

Topics: Accommodate Actually Back Budget Come Community Important Important Things Kind Look Most Nasa Nation Our Priorities Say Scientific Should Tell The Most Important Then Things Try Us Within

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As chief scientist, it's sort of my job to look at bridges between what we do and to see the connections. But when we try to understand how are planets around other stars habitable... to looking back at the Earth - how are the changes that are taking place, how are they going to affect humanity?

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Affect Around Back Between Bridges Changes Chief Connections Earth Going How Humanity Job Look Looking Looking Back Other Place Planets Scientist See Sort Stars Taking Try Understand

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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

Topics: Actually Before Brat Father He Nasa Rocket Scientist Started Working

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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

Topics: About Around Been Business Centered Grew Helping Home How Life Lot My Life Nasa Our Own Place Planet Question Understand Universe Up Us

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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

Topics: Because Budget Had Know Life Question Questions Really Unlimited Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: February 24th, 1961

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