What Started Her Obsession?
It is common for children to want to go to space. After all, what is more natural than wanting to explore? For Alyssa the obsession started after watching an episode of the children’s’ show ‘Backyardigans’ in which the characters go to Mars.
Have Humans Been to Mars?
For Alyssa, the first question she wanted to know was if humans have ever been to Mars. She ran off to find her dad, Bert, and ask him. He told her that humans have been to the moon, but never to Mars.