The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission didn’t just make history when it took civilians on the first private spacewalk, it also made musical history. On September 13, engineer and astronaut Sarah Gillis became the first person to play violin in space. Watch her incredible performance below.
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SpaceX Engineer Makes History After Playing Violin In Space
Pubity shared the incredible moment when Sarah Gillis made history. In the carousel of photos and videos, they share her performing Rey’s Theme from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
According to the caption, “Her performance, broadcast to Earth through the Starlink satellite network, was a highlight of the Polaris Dawn mission, which is carrying out vital research and experiments over its five-day space journey.”
The video showed musicians from all over the world, from the United States to Haiti and Sweden, playing along with this SpaceX engineer as she made history. Sarah’s music was beautiful, and it was truly an incredible experience to behold.
The serene smile on Sarah’s face as she played proved that she knew just how incredible this moment truly was.
Dreams Really Do Come True
Elon Musk went to X and shared a remarkable photo of Sarah Gillis playing the violin in space, proving that dreams do come true.
Once upon a dream pic.twitter.com/W0EGxKQL4r
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 13, 2024
Fans were amazed by her incredible performance shown on Instagram. The comments that came in raved about this SpaceX engineer’s talents and performance.
One user wrote, “Her music is out of this world 🌎.”
Another added, ” Big moment for arts and space ❤️🚀✨.”
A third chimed in, “Her bow hand riiiips for zero gravity!! 🤯🤯.”
Women In STEM
Sarah Gillis is a proud woman in the STEM field. She shared some behind-the-scenes footage of how they prepared for this epic space adventure on her Instagram.
Before playing the violin in space, Sarah and the SpaceX crew had to prepare. The video shows how the crew performs various exercises and daily tasks in a simulated space environment. At the end of the reel, Sarah shares that the SpaceX crew then had to participate in a mock spacewalk.
Her caption read, “What’s the first step in a spacewalk? As part of our preparation for the first commercial spacewalk, we are performing a multi-day study in NASA’s 20 ft pressure chamber to validate every step leading up to – and through – that spacewalk. We just completed a ton of training and check-outs in prep for this study. Stay tuned for the real deal in 1.5 weeks!”
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