Space Travel with the World’s Youngest Astronaut
Forward-thinking as always, our community partner Horizn recently teamed up with NASA’s Alyssa Carson, the world’s youngest astronaut, to design smart luggage for space travel.
We chatted to Alyssa about her visions of the future of travel, the thrill of zooming through space and the pioneering collaboration.
What does the future of travel look like?
I think that in the coming years, space tourism companies are really going to take off. We’ll have more and more people working in the space industry, becoming astronauts, and benefiting from space travel. Also, more people will go to space - whether that is just traveling up and coming right back down or staying on the International Space Station.
What are the major differences between space travel and regular travel?
When traveling to space there is a lot to consider. Weight is very important because although everything is weightless in space, a lot of fuel is required to push all that weight into space. The ability to be foldable and have a vacuum seal is even more important in space because you need to make the most of the space you have - and keep everything from floating around. The screen is designed to help people deal with being away from family, which can be difficult here on Earth but feels even more severe in space.
“It was amazing to work with their designers and engineers, and draw together all the features needed for space travel.”
Alyssa Carson
NASA Astronaut