Meet Ellen Stofan, The First Female Director of the National Air and Space Museum | InStyle

Ellen Stofan was basically bred for NASA. Growing up, her father worked for the space exploration giant as a rocket engineer while her mother taught science courses. She grew up accustomed to hearing aeronautics-speak and scientific discussion at the dining room table. She even attended her first rocket launch when she was just 4-years-old.

Stofan eventually became NASA’s Chief Scientist. Now, as the first female director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., she wants to make sure the next generation of future explorers, especially women and minorities, are encouraged to enter STEM fields just like she was as a kid.

To hear more about her plans for the museum and future explorers, watch the full video above.

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