Hello, welcome to Shirley's Time! Have you ever heard of Alyssa?
Alyssa is 1 astronaut. She 2 to be the first person to land on Mars by NASA in 2021 at the age of 17. She may go to Mars in 2033 and never come back to the earth. So 3 father is a little worried. He thinks that Mars may be a very dangerous place. Alyssa 4 the earth in the future.
Alyssa explained why she dreamed5 being an astronaut in a recent interview. She said, "Well, I first wanted6 an astronaut from watching a cartoon calledTheBackyardigans when I was three. In the cartoon, the characters flew to Mars." After that, the girl just kept asking for videos, books and anything she could find about space. And her parents have always given her love and support.
Alyssa has always been working very 7 for her dream. She went to an expensive space school to get training. Studying there isn't always easy. It needs to pass a lot of tests like floating(漂浮) in the air. At first she felt sick in her stomach, 8 later she got used to it. Finally, she made it to be an astronaut. 9 wonderful she was! From what she said, we also knew 10 Alyssa enjoyed speaking in public and talking to the girls who wanted to be astronauts.
Thanks for listening.
