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Caption: Following the footsteps of Apollo astronauts Iceland astronaut adventure
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Caption: Did you know the Apollo astronauts trained in Iceland?
Before the Apollo mission to the Moon, before those famous leaps, Neil Armstrong and 30 other astronauts trained in Iceland.
“What would be a better way to explore Iceland than following the footsteps of Apollo astronauts?”
I thought.
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Caption: So we made it happen.
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Caption: We headed to Húsavík, where they stayed.
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Caption: It was a long ride
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Caption: To learn more we visited the Exploration Museum in Húsavík.
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Caption: But back to following those footsteps
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Caption: We invited Mike & Andrew of CubeRover to test real Mars rovers too.
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Caption: Astronauts need to be prepared for anything - like jumping off a cliff.
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Caption: And we went underground when the storm started.
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Caption: Former NASA astronaut Gregory “Box” Johnson came to visit us to tell real space stories.
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Caption: We took him to visit a local school too. With our own astronaut.
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Caption: Thank you Pasi & Stephan for making the trip happen. (The board members/investors of the space company I was a CMO at)
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Caption: And thanks to local guides Hjörtur and Inga!
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Caption: Thanks for viewing!
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Katja Presnal
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