When we were 17 we were simply taking tuitions, painstakingly studying for boards and our days were all about lurking in bed and finding an excuse to bunk school. However, it is 2018 and teenagers today are super sharp, except that Alyssa Carson is sharper than your average teenager. She is all set to go to MARS in 2033 and is an essential part of MARS One, the mission that is preparing to settle humans on the planet.

So grateful for the past few days to be doing final frontier space suit egress testing out of an Orion capsule. Thankful to the amazing team and everyone involved! Can't wait till next time

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Behind me is the original LEM design that later got changed! So much fun speaking to girls at Cradle of Aviation and working with Microsoft on this project

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Alyssa is the youngest person to graduate from the Advanced Space Academy.  She is the only person to have completed the NASA Passport Program, and has even completed all three NASA space camps in Turkey, US and Canada.

Shallow Water Egress Training blindfolded. Day 1 a success

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Looking forward to be speaking at the Women's Conference

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She was chosen as one of the seven ambassadors for Mars One, which is a mission meant to establish humans so they can settle on the planet. She also graduated the Advance Possum Academy in 2016.

Honored to lead the Pledge of Allegiance in the Senate & be presented in the House chambers at the LA Capital

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Great time at The Mars Generation Movie premiere

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Alyson always wanted to be an astronaut and had decided her fate when she was only 3 years old. She has also completed her formal education and is fluent in English, Spanish, Chinese and French. The young teenager even has a TED talk dedicated to her journey!

If this is not what you call cool, then I don't know what is cool!