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b. 1987. National Geographic Young Explorer. These trailblazing women defied convention to feed their wanderlust. Their daring adventures opened up the world for everyone.
National Geographic Explorers are groundbreaking scientists, conservationists, educators, and storytellers. Each one is infinitely curious about our planet and passionate about helping make it better.
Aug 25, 2022 · 7. Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968) (Credit: Natata/Shutterstock) On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to venture into space. Amid the space race between the Soviet Union and the U.S., the Russian cosmonaut’s flight around the globe aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft lasted a little under two hours.
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Explorers by Place Reached or Explored. Some explorers, including Ibn Battutah, Ferdinand Magellan, Francis Drake, and James Cook, traveled throughout the world as it was known to them at the time. Most others concentrated on a particular continent or region. The lists here group explorers by the area that was the main focus of their travels.
Explorers. (film) Explorers is a 1985 American science fantasy film written by Eric Luke and directed by Joe Dante. The film stars Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix, both in their film debuts, and Jason Presson as young teenage boys who build a spacecraft to explore outer space. The special effects were produced by Industrial Light & Magic, with ...
Jun 26, 2023 · Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) was a great polar explorer from Ireland. He led the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition from 1914 to 1917 to cross the Antarctic continent from one coast to the other via the South Pole. The trip is considered to be legendary. First, they lost their ship, the Endurance.
