NASA is training its youngest candidate, 17-year old, Alyssa Carson, to set foot on mars. She is currently training for a 2033 mission and would probably be the first person to set foot on Mars.
Not yet a qualified astronaut Carson is training for a big mission ahead. In an interview with ABC 7 News, Alyssa said that she had been in love with the idea of space since she was 3 years old.
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Alyssa started her journey with space through a NASA Space camp in Huntsville, Alabama when she was 7 years old. She became the first person to attend all three NASA space camps, in Huntsville, Canada and Turkey, at the young age of 12.
At an age when girls played with toys Carson had set her goals. She even had an official nickname, given by mission control, to talk to talents, Blueberry.
Alyssa is training herself for a two to three year mission, which will include a stay of one year on Mars to study possibility of life on the planet and an attempt to know its history.
NASA is helping Alyssa work on getting her pilots license, training her for underwater survival and getting scuba diving certification.
To all the children like her Alyssa has one thing to say, “follow your dream.”