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Adventurers who celebrate the spirit of discovery.

Ada Blackjack Picture of Ada Blackjack Ada Blackjack survived living alone for two years as a castaway on an island north of Siberia.
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. Allan Shepard <br>(http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com<br>/images/shepard.jpg) Alan Shepard was the first American to travel in space and also played golf on the moon.
Amelia Earhart Picture of Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic.
Amelia Earhart (español) Picture of Amelia Earhart (español) Amelia Earhart es mi héroe porque ella hizo lo que ninguna otra mujer se había atrevido a hacer. Ella llegó a ser la primera mujer de intentar volar alrededor del mundo. Ella lo hizo más fácil para que otras mujeres en el mundo pudieran hacer las cosas que sólamente los hombres habían hecho anteriormente.
Bertrand Piccard Picture of Bertrand Piccard Bertrand Piccard has circum-navigated the earth in a balloon.
Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman (www.firstflight.org) Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman to receive an aviator license.
Charles Lindbergh: A Hero in the Sky Picture of Charles Lindbergh: A Hero in the Sky Charles Lindbergh was a pioneer in aviation and in medicine.
Chiaki Mukai NASA/NASDA photo from Spaceboy.Nasda Photo library Chiaki Mukai is the first Japanese woman in space and the first Japanese citizen to do two spaceflights.
Christina Conlee Christina Conlee posing by some artifacts. (https://www.archaeological.org/lecturer/christinaconlee) Christina Conlee explores the past as an archaeologist in Peru.
Chuck Yeager Chuck Yeager beside the X-1 nicknamed Glamorous G (aerospaceweb.org) Chuck Yeager was the first man to break the sound barrier.
Commander Chris Hadfield Picture of Commander Chris Hadfield Commander Chris Hadfield is the first Canadian to become the commander of the International Space Station.
David Livingstone David Livingstone (http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/images/UGSP00158_m.jpg) David Livingstone was a medical missionary who explored Africa and spoke out against slavery.
Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu Picture of Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu was the first Romanian female pilot, who received her license from the International Aeronautical Federation in 1914.
Ellen Ochoa Ellen Ochoa, art by Kendra Melton (http://kmillustration.blogspot.com) As the first Hispanic female astronaut and a co-inventor of three patents, Ellen Ochoa is a shining example of female empowerment.
Ellison S. Onizuka Picture of Ellison S. Onizuka Ellison S. Onizuka was an American astronaut and engineer whose legacy continues to live on after the Challenger disaster.
Ernest Shackleton Picture of Ernest Shackleton Ernest Shackleton in 1901 sailed out in the Discovery to explore the Antarctic.
Ferdinand Magellan Ferdiand Magellan (http://www.emersonkent.com/<br>history_notes_from_9_1401.htm) "The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church"
Franklin Chang Diaz Picture of Franklin Chang Diaz Franklin Chang Diaz is a Costa Rican and American veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions.
Fridtjof Nansen A Portrait of Nansen from:<br>http://www.nb.no/baser/nansen/english.html<p> Fridtjof Nansen was a daring explorer, a freedom fighter, and a selfless humanitarian.
Guion Bluford NASA [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons Guion Bluford became the first African-American in space.
Ibn Battutah Picture of Ibn Battutah Ibn Battutah was a Moroccan Muslim scholar who became one of the greatest world travellers and journalists of all time.
Jacques Cousteau Picture of Jacques Cousteau Jacques Cousteau wanted people to know about the ocean and why he was exploring it.
James Herman Banning Public Domain US Air Force (https://www.hill.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000523879/) via Wikimedia Commons James Herman Banning was an early African American aviator.
James Lovell Picture of James Lovell James Lovell's problem-solving talents and controlled patience in times of trouble made NASA's mission successful.
Jean Batten Jean Batten (ianmackersey.com) Jean Batten made the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand.
Jedediah Strong Smith Picture of Jedediah Strong Smith Jed Smith explored the American West and led the way for the early wagon trains.
Jerrie Mock Picture of Jerrie Mock Jerrie Mock was the first woman to fly solo around the world.
Jim Bridger Picture of Jim Bridger Jim Bridger was an explorer and mountain man of the Western U.S.
John Glenn Picture of John Glenn John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth, and received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
John Wesley Powell Public Domain [via The Powell Museum] John Wesley Powell is an internationally venerated advocate for preserving biodiversity.
Judith A. Resnik Picture of Judith A. Resnik Judith A. Resnik inspired others with her determination to become a scientist and an astronaut.
Leif Erikson Picture of Leif Erikson Leif Erikson was the first European to discover America.
Libby Riddles Picture of Libby Riddles Libby Riddles won the Iditarod dog sled race in 1985.
Mae Jemison Courtesy of NASA Mae Jemison dreamed of going to space since childhood.
Marco Polo Picture of Marco Polo Marco Polo was a famous explorer to the Far East.
Matthew Henson Picture of Matthew Henson Matthew Henson was a brave African-American Arctic explorer, and the co-discoverer of the North Pole.
Mauricio de Nassau Maurício de Nassau<br> ( www.pousadapeter.com.br<br>/ indexpernambuco.htm) Mauricio de Nassau was a famous Dutch explorer.
Meriwether Lewis Charles Willson Peale [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Meriwether Lewis, the complicated partner of William Clark, helped lead the Corps of Discovery across the new nation of the United States of America.
Peggy Whitson Picture of Peggy Whitson Peggy Whitson was the first female chief of NASA’s astronaut corps. (2/9/1960)
Peggy Whitson Picture of Peggy Whitson "In 2017, Whitson broke the record for longest time spent in space clocking in 665 days total."
Ranald Macdonald Ranald Macdonald (http://ferrycountyhs.org/ranaldmacdonald.html) Ranald Macdonald was curious about Japan and its people in a time when it was not known in the West.
Reinhold Messner Reinhold Messner (commons.wikimedia.org) Reinhold Messner is an accomplished mountain climber and author.
Richard E. Byrd Picture of Richard E. Byrd Richard E. Byrd inspired others with his polar explorations during the Great Depression.
Robert Ballard Picture of Robert Ballard Robert Ballard conducts scientific expeditions around the world with students.
Roy Chapman Andrews Picture of Roy Chapman Andrews Roy Chapman Andrews was an explorer and the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
Sacajawea Picture of Sacajawea Sacajawea guided Lewis and Clark across the northwestern territories.
Sally Kristen Ride Picture of Sally Kristen Ride Sally Ride, first US woman in space.
Sir Douglas Mawson Picture of Sir Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson led the first research expedition into Antarctica.
Sir Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson (www.coolantarctica.com) "We had discovered an accursed country. We had found the Home of the Blizzard."
Sir Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Hillary's statue at the Hermitage Edmund Hillary was a noted explorer who first reached the top of Mt. Everest, along with Tenzing Norgay.
Steve Fossett Picture of Steve Fossett I didn't think it was that big a deal.
Svetlana Savitskaya Picture of Svetlana Savitskaya Svetlana Savitskaya was the first woman to walk in space.
Sylvia Earle Picture of Sylvia Earle "The key is to see ourselves as a part of the natural systems that support us."
Valentina Tereshkova Picture of Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman and first civilian to fly in space.
Yuri Gagarin Picture of Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin was the first human to travel to space.
Yury Usachev Picture of Yury Usachev
 
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