Fast Five With Smithsonian’s Ellen Stofan On Ingenuity’s Flight

Ellen Stofan, undersecretary for science and research, Smithsonian Institution
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Hours after NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter took flight over Mars, Stofan, the Smithsonian Institution’s undersecretary for science and research and a geologist by training, spoke with Aviation Week editors. She previously led the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum and was a key advisor to former NASA...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

Jen DiMascio

Based in Washington, Jen previously managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.

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