Astronaut Alyssa Carson is the world's youngest astronaut in training, and she could be the first person to walk on Mars, as part of the Mars mission. Here, she talks to Stylist.

Mars mission: astronaut Alyssa Carson on flying to Mars

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It will take about six months to get to Mars, depending on the orbit

There are only a few things we can’t bring to space, such as bread because of the crumbs

There is WiFi on Mars, so we’ll be able to talk to our families and mission control at home

At three years old, saying I wanted to travel to Mars was the craziest thing I could say. But now it’s becoming a reality

Alyssa Carson is one of the world's youngest astronauts in training, working to fulfil her dream of travelling to Mars.

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