Celestial Expedition in Iceland...Part TWO!
Watch as Bailey follows the footsteps of the Apollo astronauts and their geologic training in Iceland
Hello Celestial Citizens,
Part two of aerospace engineer and analog astronaut, Bailey Burns, Icelandic adventure is now available on the Celestial Citizen YouTube Channel!
Last December, Bailey went to the Explorers Festival held in Húsavík, Iceland. Organized by Space Iceland, the festival features a series of talks from explorers and scientists, as well as field research and excursions that allow participants to experience Iceland's unique landscapes.
In this next episode of our Celestial Expeditions series, Bailey will explore the fascinating geology of Iceland, visit GeoSea - a natural geothermal hot springs overlooking the ocean, and learn about how volcanic activity interacts with the ice and snow of Iceland. And if you are interested in how Bailey’s time spent in Iceland was meant in part to mimic the training received by Apollo astronauts in Iceland decades ago, then you can read more about it here and here.
And without further ado…here is part two of Celestial Expeditions!
Meet Bailey Burns
Bailey Burns is an Aerospace Engineer at Paragon Space working on life support for the future of humans in space. She is also a recent graduate of the Space Resources master’s program at the Colorado School of Mines. While there, her focus was on lunar regolith and dust mitigation on the lunar surface. Bailey has also participated in HI-SEAS as an analog astronaut studying lava tubes in a two-week simulated moon base mission, complete with lots of dehydrated food. Bailey hopes to use her platform to show everyone can bring their own skillset to the new space age, and have fun while doing it, which she does as an official Rubik’s cube ambassador.
Celestial Poll of the Week
Be on the lookout for the final installment of Celestial Expeditions in Iceland next week! Until then, we’ll be back in your inbox Friday with a brand new edition of Continuum newsletter.
Don’t be afraid to take up space,
Britt
CEO of Celestial Citizen & Creator of Continuum
