43 Quotes by Ellen Stofan

I'm so biased to this issue of the origins of life and the limits of life.

It's part of the human character to want to know what's over the next hill, to want to know what's beyond.

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

People see space as a place where you go and cooperate.

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

There's a huge question of whether you really need water for life.

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

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.

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