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Narrator: New NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan

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visited Ames Research Center recently to get a

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first-hand look at the wide range of science

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projects and programs going on at the Center.

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Dr. Stofan met with members of the Kepler Mission

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about their latest findings that have

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revolutionized our understanding of planetary

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systems and proved that smaller, Earth-size

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planets are abundant in the galaxy.

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The PhoneSat team shared updates about their

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latest cubesat that launched just days

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before her visit.

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PhoneSat cubesats are setting a new standard for

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highly effective and very low cost satellites.

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She also took a tour of the 3-D printing and

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fabrication machines at the innovative

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Ames Spaceshop, where new technologies

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are helping projects to develop and test

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new designs at a fraction of the cost.

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After a presentation about the computational work

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using the Pleiades supercomputer at Ames,

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Chief Scientist Stofan held a media opportunity

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for the press to ask questions.

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Earlier in the day, Dr. Stofan held a meeting with

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the Ames community to discuss her vision for

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NASA's science objectives and thank employees for

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making Ames a world-class research center through

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their hard work and dedication.

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Ellen Stofan: I think a lot of the work that

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you're doing here at Ames is so critical

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in demonstrating the need and the use of

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this national asset.

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And keep doing it, keep shouting about it and thank you.

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Because you're really setting a stage, I think,

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for exciting new science.