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Uncovering the history of astronauts in Iceland
Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson is an Icelandic space obsessive who was surprised to discover that American astronauts did their lunar training in Iceland in the 1960s. He felt this story needed to be told so Örlygur opened a museum.
Image: Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson in a space suit
Credit: Saskia Edwards/Â鶹ԼÅÄ
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