American Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Australian around the world sailor Jessica Watson and British exploration historian Dr. Huw Lewis-Jones have been awarded the Leif Erikson Exploration Awards by The Exploration Museum. The museum...
A talk by Moonwalker and Geologist Harrison Schmitt at Reykjavík University – July 9, 2015 at 5.00 pm. Hosted by The Exploration Museum. The exposure of Apollo Astronauts to the geology of Iceland contributed...
The west coast of Greenland was the site of a thriving Viking colony for hundreds of years. Originally settled by explorers who had bravely sailed across the treacherous North Atlantic from their homes in...
In 1965 and 1967, two groups of Apollo astronauts traveled to Iceland to study geology. Among the astronauts in the 1967 group were Neil Armstrong and Bill Anders. Bill was on the crew of...
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Exploring the Polar Regions with Dr. Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
February 17, 2025
