Alyssa Carson, Mars Generation (2021)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2021-03-3
Duration: 00:31:21
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Space Exploration
Contributors:
- Carson, Alyssa Speaker
Description
This episode of the series “Newsmakers” features a speech by Alyssa Carson before a virtual meeting of the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on March 3, 2021. Carson, a Baton Rouge native and sophomore at Florida Tech, is an aspiring astronaut who hopes to be the first person on Mars. She discusses: her early interest in space; her decision to study astrobiology in college; the plans for NASA’s mission to Mars; her internship on the international space relations team at Jacobs; the next steps in the space industry; and the benefits of space travel. She also answers questions from the audience.