Alyssa Carson, an astronaut aspirant, joins Ben Gamble on the Astro Ben Podcast to share her journey from a childhood fascination with space to a career focused on exploration and education.
She talks about space camp, her varied training, and her astrobiology studies, and gives her views on Mars exploration and the Artemis program. Alyssa also offers advice for young people who dream of a career in space.
It is an encouraging conversation for students, parents, teachers and anyone curious about what it takes to become an astronaut.
What you will hear in this episode
Alyssa's path from childhood interest in space to space camp
Her varied training and astrobiology studies
Mars exploration and the Artemis program
Advice for young people interested in space careers
Guest links: Alyssa Carson, her books So You Want To Be An Astronaut and Ready For Liftoff, the NASA Artemis Program, Alyssa on X and Alyssa on Instagram.
Listen to the episode on Libsyn, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube. Also hear Skyler Chan of GRU Space on a hotel on the Moon and Anatolii Papulov of NewOrbit, or browse the Astro Ben Podcast page.
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