
While
many of us can only dream of space travel, 17-year-old astronaut trainee Alyssa
Carson is making it a reality. The ambitious Louisiana-based teenager has had
her “heart set on the stars” ever since she was a little girl. At only 3 years
old, she told her father, “Daddy, I want to be an astronaut, and be one of the
people that go to Mars.”


Among a
long list of accomplishments, Carson is the youngest person ever to graduate
Advanced Space Academy. She’s also the first in the world to have completed all
three NASA Space Camps (United States, Canada, and Turkey).

Furthermore,
she’s the first and only person to complete the NASA Passport Program, having
visited all 14 of NASA’s visitor centers located across nine U.S. states.

This cool
17-year-old astronaut trainee is currently training with NASA. Astonishingly,
Carson has still managed to make time for a traditional education. She’s
currently taking all of her school subjects in four languages (English,
Chinese, French, and Spanish).

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