Since she was three years old, Alyssa wanted to fulfill her dream of being an astronaut. Alyssa is in the 7th grade at Baton Rouge International School, where she studies all her subjects in 4 different languages. On October 9, 2013 she became the first person to complete the NASA Passport Program, going to all 14 NASA Visitor Centers in the US. She has appeared in several tv shows, been written up in numerous newspapers and magazines. Alyssa wants to be one of the first humans on Mars.

About Alyssa

At her young age, Alyssa already has a quite impressive list of accomplishments, including:

Attend Space Camp 7 times, Space Academy 3 times and Robotics Academy 1 time

Be the first person to complete all the NASA Space Camps in the world, including Space Camp Turkey and Space Camp Canada

Witness 3 Space Shuttle launches

Attend Sally Ride Camp at MIT, and three Sally Ride Day camps

Speak several foreign languages: Spanish, French, Chinese and some Turkish

Deliver motivational speeches to other children