Fannie Lou Hamer by Robert Shetterly

From the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series

was known as the queen of the Leica

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Explorers

Adventurers who celebrate the spirit of discovery.

NASA [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons

Guion Bluford
Guion Bluford became the first African-American in space.

Picture of Sir Douglas Mawson

Sir Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson led the first research expedition into Antarctica.

Picture of Steve Fossett

Steve Fossett
I didn't think it was that big a deal.

Picture of Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman and first civilian to fly in space.

NASA/NASDA photo from Spaceboy.Nasda Photo library

Chiaki Mukai
Chiaki Mukai is the first Japanese woman in space and the first Japanese citizen to do two spaceflights.

Picture of Judith A. Resnik

Judith A. Resnik
Judith A. Resnik inspired others with her determination to become a scientist and an astronaut.

Picture of Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic.

Picture of James Lovell

James Lovell
James Lovell's problem-solving talents and controlled patience in times of trouble made NASA's mission successful.

Public Domain [via The Powell Museum]

John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell is an internationally venerated advocate for preserving biodiversity.

Picture of Matthew Henson

Matthew Henson
Matthew Henson was a brave African-American Arctic explorer, and the co-discoverer of the North Pole.

Chuck Yeager beside the X-1 nicknamed Glamorous G (aerospaceweb.org)

Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager was the first man to break the sound barrier.

Jean Batten (ianmackersey.com)

Jean Batten
Jean Batten made the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand.

Picture of Ibn Battutah

Ibn Battutah
Ibn Battutah was a Moroccan Muslim scholar who became one of the greatest world travellers and journalists of all time.

Picture of Ellison S. Onizuka

Ellison S. Onizuka
Ellison S. Onizuka was an American astronaut and engineer whose legacy continues to live on after the Challenger disaster.

Maurício de Nassau<br> ( www.pousadapeter.com.br<br>/ indexpernambuco.htm)

Mauricio de Nassau
Mauricio de Nassau was a famous Dutch explorer.

David Livingstone (http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/images/UGSP00158_m.jpg)

David Livingstone
David Livingstone was a medical missionary who explored Africa and spoke out against slavery.

Courtesy of NASA

Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison dreamed of going to space since childhood.

Picture of Jim Bridger

Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger was an explorer and mountain man of the Western U.S.

Picture of Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle
"The key is to see ourselves as a part of the natural systems that support us."

Bessie Coleman (www.firstflight.org)

Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman to receive an aviator license.

Picture of Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton in 1901 sailed out in the Discovery to explore the Antarctic.

Picture of Yury Usachev

Picture of Sally Kristen Ride

Sally Kristen Ride
Sally Ride, first US woman in space.

Public Domain US Air Force (https://www.hill.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000523879/) via Wikimedia Commons

James Herman Banning
James Herman Banning was an early African American aviator.

Picture of Marco Polo

Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a famous explorer to the Far East.

Picture of Bertrand Piccard

Bertrand Piccard
Bertrand Piccard has circum-navigated the earth in a balloon.

A Portrait of Nansen from:<br>http://www.nb.no/baser/nansen/english.html<p>

Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen was a daring explorer, a freedom fighter, and a selfless humanitarian.

Picture of Commander Chris Hadfield

Commander Chris Hadfield
Commander Chris Hadfield is the first Canadian to become the commander of the International Space Station.

Picture of Roy Chapman Andrews

Roy Chapman Andrews
Roy Chapman Andrews was an explorer and the director of the American Museum of Natural History.

Ellen Ochoa, art by Kendra Melton (http://kmillustration.blogspot.com)

Ellen Ochoa
As the first Hispanic female astronaut and a co-inventor of three patents, Ellen Ochoa is a shining example of female empowerment.

Reinhold Messner (commons.wikimedia.org)

Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner is an accomplished mountain climber and author.

Picture of Franklin Chang Diaz

Franklin Chang Diaz
Franklin Chang Diaz is a Costa Rican and American veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions.

Picture of Robert Ballard

Robert Ballard
Robert Ballard conducts scientific expeditions around the world with students.

Picture of Jerrie Mock

Jerrie Mock
Jerrie Mock was the first woman to fly solo around the world.

Picture of Sacajawea

Sacajawea
Sacajawea guided Lewis and Clark across the northwestern territories.

Picture of Leif Erikson

Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson was the first European to discover America.

Picture of Libby Riddles

Libby Riddles
Libby Riddles won the Iditarod dog sled race in 1985.

Picture of Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu

Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu
Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu was the first Romanian female pilot, who received her license from the International Aeronautical Federation in 1914.