Exploration
- Eugene Cernan, of Czech mother, Astronaut; was last man of Apollo to leave his footprints on the moon.
- George John Dufek, Rear Admiral; first American at geographic South Pole in 1956.
- Anthony Fiala, of Czech parents, explorer and photographer, who, from 1903 to 1905, was in command of the Ziegler Polar Expedition.
- John Fabian (1939‑), astronaut; mission specialist abroad two shuttle flights STS-7 in June 1983 and Mission 51‑G in June 1985.
- Andrew J. (Drew) Feustel, geophysicist and astronaut; took part in STS-125 flight, lasting almost 13 days, to repair the Hubble Space Telescope; his send mission, on STS-134 flight, was the second last Space Shuttle flight.
- Jim Lovell, astronaut; was command module pilot of Apollo 8, man's first flight around the moon.
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Famous quotes containing the word exploration:
“I call her old. She has one family
Whose claim is good to being settled here
Before the era of colonization,
And before that of exploration even.
John Smith remarked them as he coasted by....”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“For women who do not love us, as for the “disappeared”, knowing that we no longer have any hope does not prevent us form continuing to wait. We live on our guard, on watch; women whose son has gone asea on a dangerous exploration imagine at any minute, although it has long been certain that he has perished, that he will enter, miraculously saved, and healthy.”
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)
“The future author is one who discovers that language, the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language, will serve him in winning through to his way.”
—Thornton Wilder (1897–1975)