AWSNA shared this article recently showcasing a Waldorf Alum’s journey into outerspace. Read more below! There’s nothing a Waldorf student can’t do and that’s something we are very proud of. Go Sarah!

Lead Space Operations Engineer, Sarah Gillis, a graduate of Shining Mountain Waldorf School Class of 2012, is aboard SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft on the Polaris Dawn mission. After years of preparation, Sarah orbited the Earth at 745 miles and completed a spacewalk the morning of Thursday, September 12, 2024.

The mission makes Gillis one of the first two non-government individuals to conduct an extravehicular activity (EVA) in space. The crew’s mission also includes scientific experiments on cosmic radiation and space vacuum effects.

Gillis has previously prepared NASA astronauts for the first Demo-2 and Crew-1 missions, trained the Inspiration4 astronauts, and supported real-time operations for Dragon’s cargo resupply missions to and from the International Space Station. This is her first trip outerspace.