Cross your heart and hope to die, and tell us if you haven’t once thought as a child to grow up and become an astronaut. Most of us have, but either some of us didn’t qualify or a lot of us just dropped the idea mid-way.

However, if those wishes for you still exist, you are going to be very envious of 17-year-old Alyssa Carson, who is on her way to become the first human to travel to Mars.

When asked what she is hoping to achieve by going to Mars, Carson responded that she was more interested in Astor biology, and she will work as a research scientists looking at the water samples that have already been found on Mars by the rovers. “We will be going deeper to find any signs of bacterial life. We will also be taking soil sample and try to uncover the history of Mars,” said Carson.