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#27: Future Mars Walker Alyssa Carson: Ready For Her Space Odyssey

#27: Future Mars Walker Alyssa Carson: Ready For Her Space Odyssey

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Future Mars Walker Alyssa Carson: Ready For Her
Space Odyssey

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As humans, we tend to think of Earth as the center of all
life. What if your actions could impact not just the course of
events on Earth, but in the universe? Alyssa Carson, also known
by her call sign NASA Blueberry, is preparing to be the first
person on Mars. With that, she will not just be a woman that
changes the world, she would become a woman that changes the
solar system. She is also the author of the book, So You Want to
Be an Astronaut

Why does a young woman want to leave behind her home planet
as well as everyone she has ever loved and known at risk of never
seeing them again? What inspires her to push forward into the
deep unknown of space? Why does she call Mars home? We are
talking to Alyssa to find those answers and much more!

Alyssa was born in Louisiana. She has an incredible
amount of qualifications for someone who is only 19 years
old. By the age of 12, she had participated in
the MER 10 panel about an expedition to Mars live on NASA TV and
had visited all 14 NASA Visitor Centers in the US, becoming the
first person to ever complete the NASA Passport Program. She was
also the first person to ever complete all three NASA Space Camps
around the world, including in Turkey and Canada.

She is the youngest person ever accepted into the
International Space University as well as the youngest person
accepted into the Advanced PoSSUM (Project Polar Suborbital
Science in the Upper Mesosphere) where future astronauts are
trained in areas such as space suit training, underwater survival
training, microgravity training and decompression training.
Alyssa Carson was chosen as one of seven ambassadors of the Mars
One expedition to Mars.

She has watched three Space Shuttle launches and is an
Honorary Member of the Civilian Air Patrol. She attained her
rocket license before she got a driver’s permit and
she is currently a freshman at Florida Tech studying
astrobiology. She has already given 3 TEDx Talks. In her spare
time, she founded the Blueberry Foundation to help children have
the opportunity to make their dreams come true.

Visit Alyssa on her website nasabluberry.com
Alyssa on Instagram
Alyssa on Facebook
Alyssa on Twitter
Alyssa on LinkedIn
The Blueberry Foundation

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