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2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 131
BY SENATOR BARROW
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Alyssa Carson on her accomplishments.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Alyssa Carson on her many accomplishments.
3 WHEREAS, since Alyssa Carson was a little girl, she had her heart set on the stars;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, at the tender age of three, she told her daddy that she wanted to be an
6 astronaut and go to Mars; and
7 WHEREAS, by the age of sixteen, Alyssa had witnessed three space shuttle launches,
8 attended space camp seven times, the Space Academy three times, the Robotics Academy
9 once, was the youngest to graduate from the Advanced Space Academy, and participated in
10 several Sally Ride Science Camps; and
11 WHEREAS, in 2012 and 2013, she furthered her education at Space Camp Turkey
12 and Space Camp Canada, becoming the first person to attend all three National Aeronautics
13 and Space Administration (NASA) space camps worldwide; and
14 WHEREAS, Alyssa is also the first and only person to complete the NASA Passport
15 to Explore Space program, visiting all fourteen NASA visitor centers stretching across nine
16 states; and
17 WHEREAS, in January 2013, NASA invited her to be on the MER 10 panel in
18 Washington, DC, via a live broadcast on NASA Television to discuss future missions to
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1 Mars; and
2 WHEREAS, Alyssa was later selected as one of seven ambassadors representing
3 Mars One, a mission to establish a human colony on Mars in 2030; and
4 WHEREAS, in October 2016, she was the youngest person to be accepted to, and
5 graduate from, the Advanced PoSSUM Academy, officially making her an astronaut trainee
6 and certified to go into space; and
7 WHEREAS, Alyssa is driven by an insatiable desire to live life to the fullest, break
8 through the ceiling of possibilities, and make a positive and lasting impact on the world; and
9 WHEREAS, it is fitting to herald the achievements of Louisiana's accomplished
10 youth like Alyssa Carson, a model student and citizen who represents the best and brightest
11 of the state.
12 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
13 does hereby commend and congratulate Alyssa Carson on her many accomplishments and
14 does hereby wish her continued success in all future endeavors.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
16 Alyssa Carson.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
SR 131 Original 2017 Regular Session Barrow
Commends Alyssa Carson on her many accomplishments.
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