Indeed, it seems only the sky is the limit for this seven-year-old girl named Elizabeth Norman.
She’s going to send an object to the Moon later this year and thus, become the first kid to ever send something to the lunar surface.
On her Twitter, Norman informed the public that a sticker with the words ‘Astro Liz’s Lab’ will be part of the time capsule that’s going to head to the Moon.
This is the name she has on all of her social media accounts.
7-Year-Old Girl Who Loves Space Sends an Object to the Moon
This mission will be the first landing launched by the US after Apollo 17 in 1972. The capsule will be carried by the lander as well as the other equipment. The schedule for the touchdown is in mid to late 2021.
Elizabeth who fell in love in space after she watched the landing of the Perseverance Rover of NASA on Mars and who’s originally from Leicester, UK hopes to visit the Moon one day.
An aspiring astronaut-to-be, she spent her lockdown building her own rocket which she finished with the help of her mom. The testing happened in their living room.
Afterwards, they took the rocket to the Launchpad in the garden from where they launched the model of the Vulcan Centaur rocket from cardboard.
NASA Say Young People Need Role Models Who Look like Them
When the rocked soared 30 feet into the air, the makers of the real rocket, the ULA and Astrobotic, contacted the girl. This is when the company decided to take her sticker to the Moon on the Peregrine lunar lander.
Recently, Elizabeth finished a five-week NASA program where she carried out a virtual tour to Mars.
The spokesperson for NASA emphasized that younger generations need role models which look like them. Elizabeth’s passion for space is stunning and they’re really proud to send her sticker to the Moon.
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