The nation wants to be an important part of humanity's next giant leap.
, a privately organized institution. The agency has a growing list of research projects underway and is helping nurture a space sector in the island nation.Iceland is a good place to do space-related research because it boasts a diverse set of habitats, some of which resemble off-world locales, in relatively close proximity to each other, with access to critical infrastructure for expedition support, said Daniel Leeb, a founding partner and executive mission director of the Iceland Space Agency.
The Iceland Space Agency also has the logistical assets and expertise to take research crews and their technology platforms to the most remote locations."So, in terms of risk of equipment damage or crew safety in extreme environments, we mitigate these risks pretty effectively," Leeb said.The Iceland Space Agency began organizing in 2017, when it started to blueprint its first space research projects and collaborations, which were executed in 2018.
"Without an Icelandic space-focused agency, Iceland would continue to be a destination for others without benefiting from the research domestically in terms of academic, political and private sector collaborations and science, technology, engineering and mathematics education," Leeb said.
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