17-Year-Old May Be the 1st Person to Visit Mars

At 15, Carson became the youngest person ever accepted into Project PoSSUM.

Alyssa Carson
IMAGE BY: Twitter/Project PoSSUM

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PoSSUM — Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere — is a non-profit research program with a focus on the upper atmosphere. Carson’s graduation from it has officially certified her as a scientist and astronaut trainee. 

 

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