Alyssa Carson

Alyssa Carson

Alyssa Carson

Alyssa in the space RV - June 2015
Born 2001
Hammond, LA, USA
Known for Astronaut-in-training

Alyssa Carson (born 2001) also known by call sign Blueberry, is an American trainee astronaut and public speaker. Carson aims to be on the first human mission to Mars around 2033.

Early life

Carson was born in Hammond, Louisiana. She decided she wanted to travel to Mars at age 3 inspired by Nickelodeon animated TV show The Backyardigans.[1] Her father Bert Carson supported her aspiration and enrolled her in United States Space Camp in 2008.[2]

Carson returned to Space Camp several times in the following years and also attended Space Camp in Laval, Quebec and in Izmir, Turkey.[1] She became the first person to visit all three NASA Space Camps.[3]

In 2013, Carson was the first person to complete the NASA Passport Program by going to all 14 NASA Visitor Centers in the US.[4]

Carson attends Baton Rouge International High School and studies her school subjects in Chinese, English, French and Spanish.[3][5] She is an ambassador for the Mars One private spaceflight project.[6]

In 2014, Carson appeared on Steve Harvey and honored as their youngest Female Groundbreaker.[7]

Carson has featured in the media around the world including BBC,[8] CBS,[2] Independent,[9] NBC Nightly News,[10] and Australian Daily Telegraph.[11]

In October 2016, Carson graduated from Advanced Possum Academy. She was the youngest to be accepted and graduate from this program.[12]

Public Speaking

Personal life

Carson lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with her father.[20]

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 "Next stop, Mars : Eighth grader Alyssa Carson is a media darling and 12-time Space Camp vet with a big dream". AL.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  2. 1 2 "Teen trying to make an out-of-this-world dream a reality". Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  3. 1 2 "13 Reasons We Totally Believe This Girl Will Be The First Person On Mars". MTV News. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  4. ↑ "First Person to Complete NASA's Passport Program is Astronaut.com's friend Alyssa Carson". Astronaut. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  5. ↑ Smith, Maggie. "NASA's Blueberry". Madison Dodger Online. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  6. ↑ "Alyssa Carson - Ambassadors - About Mars One - Mars One". Mars One. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Female Groundbreaker: Alyssa". Steve Harvey Show. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  8. ↑ 'Mars girl' Alyssa Carson answers BBC audience questions, 2014-11-07, retrieved 2016-10-09
  9. ↑ "Alyssa Carson: Could this 13-year-old girl from Louisiana be the first". The Independent. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  10. ↑ "13-Year-Old Girl Plans to Be First Astronaut to Walk on Mars". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  11. ↑ "Teen may be first person on Mars". Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  12. ↑ "Alyssa Carson - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  13. ↑ "Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Press Releases". mars.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  14. ↑ "Watch "I am the Mars generation | Alyssa Carson | TEDxKalamata" Video at TEDxTalks". TEDxTalks. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  15. ↑ "IE University students bring together 200 young talents from 65 countries at the international PANGEA meeting | IE University". IE University. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  16. ↑ USA Science & Engineering Festival (2015-09-13), Alyssa Carson - Teen Astronaut in Training, retrieved 2016-10-09
  17. ↑ "MBN Y Forum 2016 kicks off in Seoul, inviting mentors to hear their secret of success - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea". pulsenews.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  18. ↑ NASABlueberry - Alyssa Carson (2016-03-11), MBN Y Forum Session4 Future Show, retrieved 2016-10-09
  19. ↑ "Speakers List - The 19th Annual International Mars Society Convention | The Mars Society". www.marssociety.org. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  20. ↑ Mars mission: Could US girl, 13, be first on red planet?, 2014-10-07, retrieved 2016-10-09

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