Violinist Lindsey Stirling Teams Up With NASA For This Epic First
Lindsey Stirling's album "Artemis" landed her a pretty epic opportunity with NASA.
In honor of Women's History Month, the 33-year-old violinist teamed up with the space program, whose current program is also named Artemis, to do something that has never been done before -- film on top of the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Stirling shared the exciting news in an Instagram post on Monday.
"I named my album #Artemis after the greek goddess of the moon because I'm inspired by her strength and femininity and how she brings light to darkness," she explained, alongside a photo of her looking like a complete boss with the NASA sign displayed behind her.
"It's only fitting that for #WomensHistoryMonth @NASA and I partnered around their upcoming #Artemis mission which is going to put the first woman on the moon!" she continued. "They recently invited me to film on top of the launch control building - something they've never done before."
Stirling's caption then instructed fans to check out a link in her Instagram bio which leads to a YouTube video of her performing her song "Artemis" on top of the building. In addition to watching Stirling rock out, the video sprinkles facts about "some out-of-this-world women at NASA" and the program in general.
Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo in greek mythology, and the name of the program symbolizes NASA's hope to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024.
The Artemis program will send the first woman and the next man to walk on the surface of the Moon and build a sustainable base to prepare for missions to Mars and beyond.
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