Alyssa Carson

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Alyssa Carson
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Alyssa Carson in 2015
Born (2001-03-10) March 10, 2001 (age 20)
Hammond, Louisiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationEmbry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida Institute of Technology
OccupationStudent
Websitenasablueberry.com

Alyssa Carson (born March 10, 2001) is an American space enthusiast and undergraduate student. She is known for attending numerous space camps and visiting NASA visitor centers across nine states with her father, Bert Carson.[1]

Early life and education[]

Carson was born on March 10, 2001 in Hammond, Louisiana,[2] the only daughter of a single father, Bert Carson. She graduated from Baton Rouge International School, a pre-school through 12th grade private school, in 2019.[citation needed]

Carson attended her first space camp in Huntsville, Alabama at age seven and went on to attend six more.[3][4] She remains the only person to attend every space camp offered including those in Turkey and Canada.[5][6] She also attended a Sally Ride Summer Camp at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.[7]

Her "NASA Blueberry" branding used on her website and social media platforms is based on the call sign she selected at space camp.[3][8]

At 16, she participated in the Advanced PoSSUM (Project Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) Space Academy.[9] At 18, Carson earned her pilot's license.[10] Her training has also included water survival, g force training, micro gravity flights, obtaining scuba certification, and decompression training.[11][12]

Carson attended classes focused on space physiology at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University.[13] As of 2019, she is studying astrobiology at the Florida Institute of Technology.[14]

Career[]

In 2014, Carson was the first person to complete the "NASA Passport Program" visiting each of NASA's fourteen visitor centers across nine states. She was then invited to participate as a panelist at the MER (Mars Exploration Rover) 10 Panel at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.[15] In 2014, Carson was featured as the Youngest Female Groundbreaker on the Steve Harvey talk show. Carson was featured in the 2017 documentary The Mars Generation.[16][17]

Carson self-published So, You Want to Be an Astronaut (2018)[18] about her passion for space flight and has written for The Independent.[19] She has given TEDx talks encouraging young girls to pursue careers in STEM in Kalamata, Greece (2014),[20] Bucharest, Romania (2018),[21] and Klagenfurt, Austria (2019).[22]

While frequently described by the media as an "astronaut in training",[23][10] Carson is not affiliated with any national space program.[24][25] NASA has publicly stated that the organization "has no official ties to Alyssa Carson",[25] and separately that "although Ms. Carson uses ‘NASA' in her website name and Twitter and Instagram handles, we’re not affiliated at all."[26] In 2019 Newsweek corrected a headline that had implied that Carson's training was affiliated with NASA.[9] Snopes.com also has dedicated a page to clarify claims saying "Carson is not in training with – or being prepped by – NASA to become an astronaut, or to take part in the first human mission to Mars."[27]

In 2019, Carson appeared on an episode of Ryan's Mystery Playdate.[28] She is also frequently interviewed to discuss her childhood goal of becoming an astronaut and traveling to Mars.[23][10] Carson has also been involved with several space-related products including "space luggage" designed by Horizn Studios and participation in the team in testing Final Frontier Design's spacesuit for the Canadian Space Agency headquarters.[14][29] Carson promotes footwear for Nike and home appliances for SodaStream.[30]

Awards[]

In 2017, Carson was named one of nine Louisiana Young Heroes, an award given to exceptional high school students by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.[31] In 2019, Carson was given the LSU Women’s Center Esprit de Femme Award and was the youngest recipient of that award to date.[32] Carson was honored by magazine as a 2020 Louisianan of the Year in the science category.[33]

Bibliography[]

  • So You Want to Be an Astronaut. 2018. ISBN 978-1-7313-5794-6. OCLC 1100540053.

References[]

  1. ^ IBERIAN, VICKY BRANTON | THE DAILY. "Back to school and beyond". The Daily Iberian. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. ^ Puterman, Shari (2018-07-12). "Louisiana teen might be flying to Mars". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Krueger, Alyson (2018-03-21). "This 17-Year-Old Is Already Training for a Trip to Mars". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  4. ^ CBS News (2014-10-03). "Teen trying to make an out-of-this-world dream a reality". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  5. ^ Secon, Holly. "A 19-year-old aspiring astronaut is the only person who's attended every NASA space camp. She's already positioning herself for a mission to Mars". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  6. ^ Curtis, Cara (2019-07-26). "[Best of 2019] Meet Alyssa Carson, the 18-year-old training to become the first human on Mars". The Next Web. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  7. ^ "Alyssa Carson - Ambassadors - About Mars One". Mars One. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  8. ^ DeMoss, Nick (2020-03-12). "Future Mars Astronaut Visits Engineering Class". University of Arkansas News. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alyssa Carson, the 18-year-old astronaut-in-training, would "consider" permanently relocating to Mars". Newsweek. October 17, 2019.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c America, Good Morning. "World's youngest astronaut-in-training is part of Super Bowl ad". Good Morning America.
  11. ^ "Q&A with Alyssa Carson". The Design Museum. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  12. ^ Davidson, Emma Elizabeth (2019-07-23). "Alyssa Carson is the 18-year-old astronaut making Mars her mission". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  13. ^ Lowery, Chris (2018-02-23). "Could Baton Rouge teen Alyssa Carson end up on the first human mission to Mars?". The Advocate. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Santora, Sara (2019-12-01). "Life on Mars? An interview with Alyssa Carson". Space Coast Living Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  15. ^ Biddlecombe, Sarah (2019-10-16). "Mars mission: astronaut Alyssa Carson on flying to Mars". Stylist. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (2015-06-25). "Morgan Neville And Znak&Jones Partner On 'The Mars Generation'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  17. ^ "The First Human On Mars: Who Is 17 Year-Old Alyssa Carson? - Page 7". buzznet. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  18. ^ McCord, Brooke (2019-09-25). "Meet your martian". The Face. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  19. ^ Carson, Alyssa (2019-07-21). "The moon landing means everything to me as someone who wants to be the first person on Mars". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  20. ^ Says, Haizor Zhang (June 7, 2014). "TEDx Kalamata".
  21. ^ "TEDxBucharest | TED". www.ted.com.
  22. ^ "TEDxKlagenfurt | TED". www.ted.com.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b Krueger, Alyson. "This 17-Year-Old Is Already Training for a Trip to Mars". Teen Vogue.
  24. ^ "Is NASA Training a 17-Year-Old Girl to Be an Astronaut?". Snopes.com.
  25. ^ Jump up to: a b "PolitiFact - Is NASA prepping a 17 year old to become first human on Mars?". @politifact.
  26. ^ "Fact Check: Is NASA 'Preparing This [Teenage] Girl To Become The First Human On Mars'?". Washington Examiner. July 23, 2018.
  27. ^ "Is NASA Training a 17-Year-Old Girl to Be an Astronaut?". Snopes.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  28. ^ Knox, David (2019-09-15). "Airdate: Ryan's Mystery Playdate | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  29. ^ Jaramillo, Antonia (2019-11-26). "The girl who dreams to live on Mars". Florida Today. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  30. ^ "Inside SodaStream's Epic Super Bowl Ad About Water on Mars". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  31. ^ "2017 Young Heroes". Louisiana Public Broadcasting. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  32. ^ Frost, Peter (2019-03-29). "Alyssa Carson Receives the LSU Women's Center Esprit De Femme Award". Dig Baton Rouge. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  33. ^ DiPiazza, Dana (2020-02-07). "Joe Burrow makes 2020 'Louisianians of the Year' list". WBRZ. Retrieved 2020-07-05.

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