Explorer (disambiguation)
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An explorer is a person involved in exploration; see also list of explorers.
Explorer, explore, exploring or exploration may also refer to:
Aircraft and spacecraft
- Abrams P-1 Explorer, American aerial survey aircraft which first flew in 1937
- Explorer 1, the 1st United States satellite
- Explorers program, the United States' first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite and the program continues to launch satellites that provdide scientific investigations from space
- Lockheed Explorer, Lockheed Corporation Model 4 airplane
- MD Helicopters MD Explorer, popular police helicopter
- Space Adventures Explorer, concept tourist spaceplane
- Space Shuttle Explorer, a mock-up of the US space shuttle, renamed Independence
Art, entertainment, and media
Literature
- Explorer (novel), a 2002 novel set in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner universe
- The Explorers, a collection of short stories by C. M. Kornbluth
Music
- Groups
- The Explorers, a British rock group formed in the 1980s by two members of Roxy Music
- Albums
- Explore!, 2015 Indonesian music album by Isyana Sarasvati.
- Explorer (album), 2005 trance music album by Tilt
- Songs
- "Explorers" (song), a 2012 song by Muse from The 2nd Law
Periodicals
- Explore (magazine), a Canadian travel magazine
- Explorer (newspaper), newspaper published in Tucson, Arizona
- The Explorer (Hudson), student newspaper from Hudson, Ohio, USA
Television
- Episodes
- "Explorers" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Series
- Explore (TV show), 1980s PBS television show
- Exploring (TV series) 1960s children's educational television show, hosted by Albert Hibbs
- National Geographic Explorer, a documentary television series on the National Geographic Channel
Other uses
- Exploration (video game), 1994 computer strategy game for the Amiga
- Explorers (film), 1985 science fiction film
Brands and enterprises
- Explore Scientific, a manufacturer of telescopes, microscopes & binoculars
- Explore Technologies, a toy manufacturer
- Explorer Vodka, Swedish brand of vodka
- Ford Explorer, a model of sport utility vehicle
- Gibson Explorer, a model of guitar also marked as X-plorer and Explorer Pro
Computing
- Explore2fs, a Windows Explorer-like program for Microsoft Windows
- Explorer/85, expandable learning system by Netronics based on the 8085 microprocessor
- Internet Explorer, a web browser developed by Microsoft
- Sun Microsystems Explorer, diagnostic data collection tool for the Sun Solaris operating system
- TI Explorer, a computer family of Lisp Machines from Texas Instruments
- Windows Explorer, the interface for accessing the file system on Microsoft Windows operating systems
Education and youth activities
- Explore (education), a Canadian government bursary for language education
- Explore Learning, a British company founded to provide private learning centres
- Explorer Scouts (The Scout Association), part of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom
- Exploring (Learning for Life), former traditional membership program of the Boy Scouts of America
- Kansas Explorer's Club, a section of the Kansas Sampler Foundation dedicated to exploring Kansas
Industry
- Mineral exploration, process by which useful ore is located
- Oil exploration, process of locating exploitable petroleum deposits
Maritime and other vessels
- Explorer (sternwheeler), a purpose built steamboat used by Joseph Christmas Ives' expedition to explore the Colorado River above Fort Yuma
- HMS Explorer, the name of two ships of the British Royal Navy
- Stena Explorer, a high-speed ferry operated by Stena Line
- MS Explorer II, a cruise ship renamed MV Minerva
- MS Explorer of the Seas, a cruise ship
- MS National Geographic Explorer, a cruise ship
- MV Explorer, a number of ships with this name, including:
- MV Explorer (1969), a cruise ship which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 2007
- MV Explorer (2001), a Bahamas-flagged passenger ship in service since 2004
- SS Explorer, a steam trawler
- Sub Marine Explorer, an early submarine built by Julius H. Kroehl
- USC&GS Explorer, two ships of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
- USC&GS Explorer (1904), a survey ship that briefly served as the USS Explorer during World War I
- USC&GS Explorer (OSS 28), a survey ship that operated in the Pacific Ocean mostly and saw service there during World War II
- USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193) (GSF Explorer), a deep-sea recovery or drilling ship
Places
- Explorer Ridge, mid-ocean ridge on the coast of British Columbia, Canada
- Explorer Seamount, seamount in the Pacific Ocean
Sports
- Bradenton Explorers, U.S. Senior Professional Baseball Association team
- Kansas City Explorers, World TeamTennis team
- La Salle Explorers, La Salle University's 23 varsity sports teams
- Sioux City Explorers, a minor league baseball team
Other uses
- Dental explorer, an instrument used in dentistry
- Exploration problem, the use of a robot to maximize the knowledge over a particular area
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