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Alyssa Carson is a 17-year-old girl from Baton Rouge, Louisiana whom NASA is training to become an astronaut. Her dream is to be the first person on Mars and she’s aiming for the 2033 first human mission to Mars. And the girl certainly has everything she needs to get there. Being the first person to complete the NASA Passport Program by going to all 14 NASA Visitor Centers.
The mission is part of the effort to establish a human colony on Mars, that could one day save our species
Alyssa first thought of going to Mars when she was 3, after seeing the TV show “The Backyardigans”
Five years later, Alyssa was the first person to complete the NASA Passport Program by going to all 14 NASA Visitor Centers
With incredibly demanding astronaut training, Alyssa also studies all her school subjects in 4 languages
While not being able to apply to be an astronaut until she turns 18, Carson is the youngest applicant to International Space University
“The biggest [challenge] is time and getting everything done at such a young age” Alyssa told
![“The biggest [challenge] is time and getting everything done at such a young age” Alyssa told](https://s.fishki.net/upload/en/2018/07/09/2646330/c5803cd0751a7326e2b352293a35921b.jpg "“The biggest [challenge] is time and getting everything done at such a young age” Alyssa told")
That’s aiming to encourage kids to seek their dreams and give opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have
While her goals might push the idea of dating and dreams of a family to further (and unknown) future
Source: — specially translated for fishki.net
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