Before ➡️ after
I had a bolt from the Falcon-9 rocket that flew me to space made into my husband’s wedding ring
Here’s the story- SpaceX gave me this plaque after my mission. After Ryan and I got engaged I got the idea for the ring and brought the bolt to a local jeweler. They said they couldn’t melt it (not surprising that space hardware isn’t easy to melt 😉). I then brought it to the Memphis Metal Museum where a metalsmith was able to forge it into this ring. The ring is entirely made of the bolt metal. I also got a ring made for myself :)
I was so happy to share this piece of me with Ryan, and he’s thrilled with his ring 🥰