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In 2017, Carson was named one of nine Louisiana Young Heroes, an award given to exceptional high school students, by [[Louisiana Public Broadcasting]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-03-19|title=2017 Young Heroes|url=https://www.lpb.org/programs/young-heroes/young-heroes-recipients/2017-young-heroes|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-05|website=Louisiana Public Broadcasting|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, Carson was given the [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] Women’s Center Esprit de Femme Award and was the youngest recipient of that award to date.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Frost|first=Peter|date=2019-03-29|title=Alyssa Carson Receives the LSU Women’s Center Esprit De Femme Award|url=https://digbr.com/alyssa-carson-receives-the-lsu-womens-center-esprit-de-femme-award/|access-date=2020-07-05|website=Dig Baton Rouge|language=en-US}}</ref> Carson was honoured by Louisiana Life Magazine as a |
In 2017, Carson was named one of nine Louisiana Young Heroes, an award given to exceptional high school students, by [[Louisiana Public Broadcasting]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-03-19|title=2017 Young Heroes|url=https://www.lpb.org/programs/young-heroes/young-heroes-recipients/2017-young-heroes|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-05|website=Louisiana Public Broadcasting|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, Carson was given the [[Louisiana State University|LSU]] Women’s Center Esprit de Femme Award and was the youngest recipient of that award to date.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Frost|first=Peter|date=2019-03-29|title=Alyssa Carson Receives the LSU Women’s Center Esprit De Femme Award|url=https://digbr.com/alyssa-carson-receives-the-lsu-womens-center-esprit-de-femme-award/|access-date=2020-07-05|website=Dig Baton Rouge|language=en-US}}</ref> Carson was honoured by Louisiana Life Magazine as a 2020 Louisianan of the Year in the science category.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DiPiazza|first=Dana|date=2020-02-07|title=Joe Burrow makes 2020 'Louisianians of the Year' list|url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/joe-burrow-makes-2020-louisianians-of-the-year-list/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-05|website=WBRZ|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
Revision as of 19:44, 5 July 2020
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Alyssa Carson (born 2001), is an American space enthusiast, pilot, author and motivational speaker.
Early life and education
Carson was born on March 10, 2001 in Hammond, Louisiana.[1] 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] Carson was raised by her father, Bert, who took her to space camp for the first time in Huntsville, Alabama at age 7.[3][4]
Carson went to the Baton Rouge International School as a child and supplemented her education with classes in space physiology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.[5] Carson now attends the Florida Institute of Technology where she studies astrobiology.[6][7] She does not plan on applying to the astronaut selection process until completing her Ph.D.[8]
Career
When Carson was 12, she was invited by NASA to speak at the MER (Mars Exploration Rover) 10 Panel in Washington, DC.[9] Carson was the youngest speaker at the MER 10 Panel.[10]
Carson has written about her passion for space flight for The Independent[11] and has written and self-published her guide to becoming an astronaut, So, You Want to Be an Astronaut (2018).[12] She gives speeches around the world to inspire young girls to pursue careers in STEM. As of July 2019, Carson has given three TEDx talks.[13] Carson has also collaborated with several companies to develop space-related projects including helping Horizn Studios develop space luggage and assisting with Final Frontier Design's spacesuit testing at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters.[2][6][13][10]
Astronaut training
While frequently cited in the media as an "astronaut in training",[14][15][16] Carson is not affiliated with any national space program.[17][18] NASA has publicly stated that the organization "has no official ties to Alyssa Carson",[18] and separately that "although Ms. Carson uses ‘NASA' in her website name and Twitter and Instagram handles, we’re not affiliated at all."[19] In 2019 Newsweek corrected a headline that had implied that Carson's training was affiliated with NASA.[20]
At age 15, Carson was the youngest person invited to the Advanced PoSSUM (Project Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) Space Academy.[20] Through project PoSSUM, Carson acquired a certificate in applied astronautics, which certifies her to complete suborbital research flights.[6] At age 16, Carson became the youngest person to complete the space camp program run by the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission.[21] When she was 18, Carson received her pilot's license.[16] Her training has also included water survival, g force training, micro gravity flights, obtaining scuba certification, and decompression training.[22][23]
Carson is the only person to have completed all seven of NASA's space camps.[2][21] Her call sign at space camp is Blueberry and she goes by NASA Blueberry on many online platforms.[3][24]
Awards
In 2017, Carson was named one of nine Louisiana Young Heroes, an award given to exceptional high school students, by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.[25] In 2019, Carson was given the LSU Women’s Center Esprit de Femme Award and was the youngest recipient of that award to date.[26] Carson was honoured by Louisiana Life Magazine as a 2020 Louisianan of the Year in the science category.[27]
Bibliography
- So You Want to Be an Astronaut. 2018. ISBN 978-1-7313-5794-6. OCLC 1100540053.
References
- ^ Puterman, Shari (2018-07-12). "Louisiana teen might be flying to Mars". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Huck (2019-10-14). "Meet Alyssa Carson, the teenage astronaut gearing up for Mars". Huck Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ CBS News (2014-10-03). "Teen trying to make an out-of-this-world dream a reality". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Santora, Sara (2019-12-01). "Life on Mars? An interview with Alyssa Carson". Space Coast Living Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Ormont Blumberg, Perri (2020-03-04). "Baton Rouge Teenager Alyssa Carson Is Aiming to Be First Human to Walk on Mars". Southern Living. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Vinita M (2018-02-04). "Meet The Next Generation of Rocket Women: Alyssa Carson,16, Future Astronaut – Rocket Women". rocket-women.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Biddlecombe, Sarah (2019-10-16). "Mars mission: astronaut Alyssa Carson on flying to Mars". Stylist. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ a b Jaramillo, Antonia (2019-11-26). "The girl who dreams to live on Mars". Florida Today. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McCord, Brooke (2019-09-25). "Meet your martian". The Face. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Bloom, Laura Begley (2019-06-13). "Meet The World's Youngest Astronaut In Training: Designer Of The First-Ever Space Luggage". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ Krueger, Alyson. "This 17-Year-Old Is Already Training for a Trip to Mars". Teen Vogue.
- ^ a b America, Good Morning. "World's youngest astronaut-in-training is part of Super Bowl ad". Good Morning America.
- ^ "Is NASA Training a 17-Year-Old Girl to Be an Astronaut?". Snopes.com.
- ^ a b "PolitiFact - Is NASA prepping a 17 year old to become first human on Mars?". @politifact.
- ^ "Fact Check: Is NASA 'Preparing This [Teenage] Girl To Become The First Human On Mars'?". Washington Examiner. July 23, 2018.
- ^ a b https://www.newsweek.com/nasa-youngest-astronaut-alyssa-carson-relocating-mars-1466005
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Q&A with Alyssa Carson". The Design Museum. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Davidson, Emma Elizabeth (2019-07-23). "Alyssa Carson is the 18-year-old astronaut making Mars her mission". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ DeMoss, Nick (2020-03-12). "Future Mars Astronaut Visits Engineering Class". University of Arkansas News. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2017 Young Heroes". Louisiana Public Broadcasting. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Frost, Peter (2019-03-29). "Alyssa Carson Receives the LSU Women's Center Esprit De Femme Award". Dig Baton Rouge. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ DiPiazza, Dana (2020-02-07). "Joe Burrow makes 2020 'Louisianians of the Year' list". WBRZ. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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