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Two Women Selected for Astronaut Training in Húsavík This November

September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 - by Húsavík Observer

Two young women will been invited to Húsavík this November as a part of a Beverly Turner Lynds Memorial Scholarship to take part in astronaut-style geology training, following in the footsteps …

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The day Neil Armstrong set his foot on Iceland

August 25, 2012April 25, 2019 - by Örlygur Hnefill - Leave a Comment

In the summer of 1967, a group of American astronauts visited Iceland to study the islands’ geology under the guidance of Icelandic and American geologists. This was the second group …