Alyssa Carson

Alyssa Carson (born March 10, 2001) is an American space enthusiast.

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

Early life and education

Carson was born on March 10, 2001 in Hammond, Louisiana,[1] the only daughter of single father Burt Carson. After watching an episode of The Backyardigans about space travel, three year old Carson told her father that she wanted to become an astronaut and visit Mars.[2]

She graduated from Baton Rouge International School, pre-school through 12th grade private school in 2019.

Summer camps and other activities

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] She also attended a Sally Ride Summer Camp at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston.[6]

Carson is the only person to have completed all seven of NASA's space camps.[2][7] Her "NASA Blueberry" branding used on her website and other online platforms comes from the call sign she selected at space camp.[3][8]

Alyssa and Burt Carson have traveled together to sixteen countries and NASA visitors centers across nine states.[9]

At 15, she participated in the Advanced PoSSUM (Project Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) Space Academy.[10] At age 16, Carson became the youngest person to complete the space camp program run by the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission.[7] When she was 18, Carson earned her pilot's license.[11] Her training has also included water survival, g force training, micro gravity flights, obtaining scuba certification, and decompression training.[12][13]

Higher education

As of 2019, Carson is studying astrobiology at the Florida Institute of Technology.[14] She previously attended classes focused on space physiology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University[15] and audited classes for two weeks at International Space University in France.[16]

Career

In 2014, Carson was the first to complete the “NASA Passport Program” visiting all 14 NASA 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.[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 cited in the media as an "astronaut in training",[23][24][11] Carson is not affiliated with any national space program.[25][26] NASA has publicly stated that the organization "has no official ties to Alyssa Carson",[26] and separately that "although Ms. Carson uses ‘NASA' in her website name and Twitter and Instagram handles, we’re not affiliated at all."[27] In 2019 Newsweek corrected a headline that had implied that Carson's training was affiliated with NASA.[10]

Film and television

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.[28][29] In 2019, Carson appeared on an episode of Ryan's Mystery Playdate.[30] She is also frequently interviewed to discuss her childhood goal of becoming an astronaut and traveling to Mars.[23][24][11]

Product promotion

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.[2][14][31] Carson promotes footwear for Nike and home appliances for SodaStream[32][33]. She was previously named an ambassador of ill-fated Mars One company [34]

Awards

In 2017, Carson was named one of nine Louisiana Young Heroes, an award given to exceptional high school students by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.[35] In 2019, Carson was given the LSU Women’s Center Esprit de Femme Award and was the youngest recipient of that award to date.[36] Carson was honored by Louisiana Life magazine as a 2020 Louisianan of the Year in the science category.[37]

Bibliography
  • So You Want to Be an Astronaut. 2018. ISBN 978-1-7313-5794-6. OCLC 1100540053.
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References
  1. Puterman, Shari (2018-07-12). "Louisiana teen might be flying to Mars". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  2. Huck (2019-10-14). "Meet Alyssa Carson, the teenage astronaut gearing up for Mars". Huck Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. 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. "Alyssa Carson - Ambassadors - About Mars One". Mars One. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  7. 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.
  8. DeMoss, Nick (2020-03-12). "Future Mars Astronaut Visits Engineering Class". University of Arkansas News. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  9. IBERIAN, VICKY BRANTON | THE DAILY. "Back to school and beyond". The Daily Iberian. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  10. https://www.newsweek.com/nasa-youngest-astronaut-alyssa-carson-relocating-mars-1466005
  11. America, Good Morning. "World's youngest astronaut-in-training is part of Super Bowl ad". Good Morning America.
  12. "Q&A with Alyssa Carson". The Design Museum. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  13. Davidson, Emma Elizabeth (2019-07-23). "Alyssa Carson is the 18-year-old astronaut making Mars her mission". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  14. Santora, Sara (2019-12-01). "Life on Mars? An interview with Alyssa Carson". Space Coast Living Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  15. 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.
  16. "Alyssa Blueberry" Carson"". National Air and Space Museum. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  17. Biddlecombe, Sarah (2019-10-16). "Mars mission: astronaut Alyssa Carson on flying to Mars". Stylist. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  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. https://nasablueberry.com/tedx-kalamata/
  21. https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/31563
  22. https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/30826
  23. "This Girl Is Preparing To Become The First Human On Mars And She's Only 17 (Update)". Archived from the original on 2018-07-18.
  24. Krueger, Alyson. "This 17-Year-Old Is Already Training for a Trip to Mars". Teen Vogue.
  25. "Is NASA Training a 17-Year-Old Girl to Be an Astronaut?". Snopes.com.
  26. "PolitiFact - Is NASA prepping a 17 year old to become first human on Mars?". @politifact.
  27. "Fact Check: Is NASA 'Preparing This [Teenage] Girl To Become The First Human On Mars'?". Washington Examiner. July 23, 2018.
  28. Petski, Denise (2015-06-25). "Morgan Neville And Znak&Jones Partner On 'The Mars Generation'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  29. "The First Human On Mars: Who Is 17 Year-Old Alyssa Carson? - Page 7". buzznet. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  30. Knox, David (2019-09-15). "Airdate: Ryan's Mystery Playdate | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  31. Jaramillo, Antonia (2019-11-26). "The girl who dreams to live on Mars". Florida Today. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  32. "Inside SodaStream's Epic Super Bowl Ad About Water on Mars". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  33. "Alyssa Carson: Space to Dream". Nike.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  34. "Alyssa Carson - Ambassadors - About Mars One". Mars One. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  35. "2017 Young Heroes". Louisiana Public Broadcasting. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  36. Frost, Peter (2019-03-29). "Alyssa Carson Receives the LSU Women's Center Esprit De Femme Award". Dig Baton Rouge. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  37. DiPiazza, Dana (2020-02-07). "Joe Burrow makes 2020 'Louisianians of the Year' list". WBRZ. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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