Teen Dreams Of Being An Astronaut, Traveling to Mars

BATON ROUGE, La. (WJZ) — NASA’s replacement for the retired space shuttle will take humans farther than ever before. The space launch system will travel to asteroids and eventually to Mars, which according to the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., NASA has been exploring with its MAVEN Spacecraft.

Linh Bui introduces us to one amazing young lady, who’s preparing herself for a seat on that mission.

Alyssa Carson is getting ready for a journey to Mars, even though she’s not even old enough to drive yet.

Thirteen-year-old Alyssa Carson wants to be an astronaut — a dream she’s had since the age of 3.

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