Explorer class may refer to Explorer class submarine Explorer class submarine , a class of experimental submarines operated by the Royal Navy between 1958 and 1965 Explorer class general purpose vessel Explorer class general purpose vessel , a class of general purpose vessels operated by the Royal Australian Navy Explorer class starship Explorer class starship , a fictional class of starships appearing in Babylon 5 Princess Cruises Explorer Class Explorer class cruise ship , a class of cruise ships operated by Princess Cruises from 2002 to the present See also Navigatori class destroyer , a class of destroyers operated by the Regia Marina Italian Navy between 1929 and 1954, all of which are named after Italian explorers Sub Marine Explorer , an experimental submersible used for pearling between 1866 and 1869 shipindex ... more details
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Explorer HMS Explorer submarine an experimental submarine launched in 1954, scrapped 1962 HMS Explorer P164 a small patrol craft commissioned in 1986, still in active service See also Royal Navy Explorer class submarine MV Explorer , a number of motor vessels with this name Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Explorer, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Wiktionary explorer Tocright 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 Space Adventures Explorer , concept tourist spaceplane Explorer program , the United States first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite Lockheed Explorer , Lockheed Corporation Model 4 airplane Abrams P 1 Explorer , American aerial survey aircraft which first flew in 1937 Space Shuttle Explorer Space Shuttle Explorer , a mock up of the space shuttle MD Helicopters MD Explorer , Popular Police helicopter Automobiles Ford Explorer , a model of sport utility vehicle Companies Explore Scientific ... Computing Windows Explorer , the interface for accessing the file system on Microsoft Windows operating systems Explore2fs , a Windows Explorer like program for Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer , a web browser developed by Microsoft Sun Microsystems Explorer, diagnostic data collection tool for the Sun Solaris operating system Explorer 85 , expandable learning system by Netronics based on the 8085 microprocessor TI Explorer , a computer family of Lisp Machines from Texas Instruments Education ... Scouts of America Explorer Scouts The Scout Association , part of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom Kansas Explorer s Club, a section of the Kansas Sampler Foundation dedicated to exploring ... National Geographic Explorer , a documentary television series on the National Geographic Channel Explorer album Explorer album , 2005 trance music album by Tilt Explorer novel Explorer novel , science fiction novel by C. J. Cherryh Explorer newspaper Explorer newspaper , newspaper published ... , 1980s PBS television show The Explorer Hudson The Explorer Hudson , student newspaper from Hudson, Ohio, USA Explorer class science vessel, Terran StarCraft ship type in the StarCraft computer game Explorer , a video game by Ramjam in the eighties Industry Mineral exploration , process by which ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The trademark SSL Explorer may refer to one or either of two software SSL VPN products released by 3SP Ltd . Products that share this trademark are currently SSL Explorer Community Edition SSL Explorer Enterprise Edition Trademark Status SSL Explorer is a registered trademark of 3SP Ltd in the United States and European Union as of 2007. Category Computer network security Network software stub ... more details
dablink Not to be confused with ships named Explorer , see Explorer disambiguation SS Explorer is one of the last surviving sea going steam fishing trawler trawlers and is registered to Leith , the port of Edinburgh . She has been placed on the National Historic Ships Register and the SS Explorer Preservation Society is currently restoring her in the Edinburgh Dock, Leith. It is planned that she, along with HMY Britannia HMY Britannia will become a central part in the regeneration of Leith, a living exhibition, and a symbol of the vital part Scotland and her community have played in maritime history. External links http www.ss explorer.com website National Historic Ships coord 55 58 38 N 3 09 38 W region GB display title Category Steamships Explorer Category Ships of Scotland Explorer Category Visitor attractions in Edinburgh Explorer Category Museum ships in the United Kingdom Explorer ... more details
FTP Explorer is an FTP client application for the Microsoft Windows operating system which was originally developed in 1996 by Alan Chavis, founder of FTPx Corp. One of the first explorer style FTP clients, FTP Explorer was designed to look and feel very similar to the explorer file system view of the Windows user interface, with a tree view containing folders on the left and a list view containing files and folders on the right. FTP Explorer pioneered more advanced FTP features such as background downloading and multiple active connections and became very popular. FTP Explorer has been mentioned in numerous publications and included on the CD ROM inserts of many books. Licensing FTP Explorer is free for educational use. After a 15 day trial period, other users are required to purchase a license for US 35.99. See also Comparison of FTP client software External links http www.ftpx.com FTP Explorer Official Site Category FTP clients ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 Unreferenced date December 2009 The Abuja Explorer is a newspaper published in Nigeria . DEFAULTSORT Abuja Explorer, The Category Newspapers published in Nigeria Category Publications with year of establishment missing Nigeria stub Africa newspaper stub ... more details
other uses Explorer disambiguation File Thor Able III Explorer 6.jpg thumb right 200px Explorer 6 on a Thor Able Thor Able III launches in August 1959 The Explorer program is a United States space exploration ... 90 space missions have been launched from 1958 to 2011, and it is still active. Starting with Explorer ..., including many international collaborations. Currently, the major subprograms are Small Explorer program SMEX and Medium Explorer Program MIDEX . Currently running programs as of 2011 include ... Imager RHESSI , Advanced Composition Explorer ACE , Rossi X ray Timing Explorer RXTE , Interstellar Boundary Explorer IBEX . Some additional missions that may be in hibernation or reduced function include High Energy Transient Explorer HETE 2 , International Cometary Explorer ISEE 3 ICE , Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite SWAS , and Wide field Infrared Survey Explorer WISE Some of the latest ... II rockets see Delta rocket family Delta rocket family , and Pegasus rocket Pegasus . History The Explorer ... Vanguard . The Explorer program was later reestablished to catch up with the Soviet Union after that nation s launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. See Sputnik crisis Explorer 1 was launched January ... belt . The Explorer program was transferred to NASA , which continued to use the name for an ongoing ... focus. Over the years, NASA has launched a series of Explorer spacecraft carrying a wide variety of scientific investigations. Explorer satellites have made important discoveries Earth s magnetosphere ..., Maryland , provides management of the multiple scientific exploration missions in the Explorer ... compared to the large observatories. ref http explorers.gsfc.nasa.gov history.html Explorer Program History ref Explorer categories have included MIDEX, SMEX, UNEX, and others. ref http explorers.gsfc.nasa.gov ... MO has funded instruments on non NASA missions. Spacecraft by year Explorer name numbers ... explorer.html The NASA Explorer program of scientific satellites ref class wikitable style margin ... more details
Infobox Spacecraft Name Explorer 5 Image Unsourced image removed Image 0200146.jpg 250px Organization Army Ballistic Missile Agency Major Contractors Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mission Type Earth science Satellite Of Earth Launch August 24, 1958 Launch Vehicle Jupiter C Decay October 23, 1959 Mission Duration 0 days NSSDC ID EXPLR5 Webpage http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov database MasterCatalog?sc EXPLR5 NASA NSSDC Master Catalog Mass 16.86 kg Explorer 5 EXPLR5 was a United States satellite with a weight of 17.24 kg. It launched atop a Jupiter C rocket on August 24, 1958 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 5 Launch Complex 5 , but failed when the rocket s booster rocket booster collided with its second stage after separation, causing the upper stage firing angle to be off. ref cite web url http www2.jpl.nasa.gov missions past explorer.html title Past Missions Explorer 1 5 accessdate 2008 02 03 publisher Jet Propulsion Laboratory ref References reflist Explorer program Orbital launches in 1958 DEFAULTSORT Explorer 05 Category 1958 in spaceflight Category Explorer program Category Satellite launch failures US spacecraft stub cs Explorer 5 it Explorer 5 ja 5 pl Explorer 5 ru 5 sk Explorer 5 ... more details
refimprove date January 2008 Infobox Software name MSN Explorer logo Image MSNExplorer.PNG screenshot Image Msn Explorer 9.5.jpg 200px caption MSN Explorer Version 9.5 author developer Microsoft released latest release version 10.20.0613.0 latest release date August 9, 2011 ref https membercenter.msn.com featurehistory.aspx?pa updatehistory&CURRVER 10.2011.0625.11&PREVVER 20&LANG EN&MKT US&BRAND VZ02&CLIENTVER 10.20.0091.1900 ref latest preview version latest preview date programming language operating system Windows 7 , Windows Vista , Windows XP and predecessors platform Microsoft Windows language ... thumb 250px MSN Explorer Premium, for broadband DSL connection MSN Explorer is a web browser ... Live ID formerly known as a Microsoft Passport or .NET Passport . MSN Explorer is essentially a graphics heavy version of Internet Explorer , and could be termed an Internet Explorer shell this means it is a Trident layout engine Trident based browser. History Version 6 of MSN Explorer is built into Windows ... and 2004 respectively. Development of the free version of MSN Explorer was halted in favor of a version ... MSN Explorer. It also requires a user to have a Windows Live ID , though depending on the version ... paying subscribers by the end of 2009. Features include full Internet Explorer 8 compatibility, integrated ... MSN Explorer, until the migration of Hotmail to the Windows Live brand, also provided a user ... interface, much like the other user interface features of MSN Explorer, utilized relatively responsive ... later decided to discontinue upgrades for the MSN Explorer software package. Features Favorites Windows ... install.htm Download MSN Explorer 7 for Windows 95 through Windows XP http membercenter.msn.com download.aspx Download MSN Explorer 9.6 for Windows 98 or later MSN services Internet Explorer Category Internet Explorer shells Category MSN cs MSN Explorer es MSN Explorer it MSN Explorer nl MSN Explorer ja MSN Explorer pl MSN Explorer pt MSN Explorer ru MSN Explorer fi MSN Explorer sv MSN Explorer ... more details
Image Juan de fuca plate.png right thumb 300px A map of the Juan de Fuca Plate showing the BASEPAGENAME above it. The Explorer Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Vancouver Island , Canada . The eastern boundary of the Explorer Plate is being slowly subduction subducted under the North American Plate , to which it may eventually Accretion geology accrete owing to the slow rate of subduction. The southern boundary is a collection of transform fault transform faults , the Sovanco Fracture Zone , separating the Explorer Plate from the Pacific Plate . To the southeast is another transform boundary, the Nootka Fault separating it from the Juan de Fuca Plate . To the northwest is a divergent boundary with the Pacific Plate forming the Explorer Ridge . The Explorer Plate is the northernmost remnant of the Farallon Plate . See also Geology of the Pacific Northwest External links http www.washington.edu burkemuseum geo history wa Cascade 20Episode.htm Cascadia tectonic history Category Tectonic plates Category Natural history of North America tectonics stub tectonic plates de Explorer Platte es Placa del Explorador eu Esploratzailearen Plaka fr Plaque Explorer it Placca Explorer pl P yta Explorer ru uk zh ... more details
Infobox Spacecraft Name Explorer 2 Image Unsourced image removed Image 0200146.jpg 250px Organization Army Ballistic Missile Agency Major Contractors Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mission Type Earth science Satellite Of Earth Launch March 5, 1958 at 18 28 Coordinated Universal Time UTC Launch Vehicle Juno I Mission Duration 0 days NSSDC ID EXPLR2 Webpage http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov database MasterCatalog?sc EXPLR2 NASA NSSDC Master Catalog Mass 14.52 kg 31.36 lb ref cite web url http history.nasa.gov sputnik expinfo.html title Data Sheet Explorer Information accessdate 2008 02 02 publisher Department of Astronautics, National Air and Space Museum , Smithsonian Institution ref Image Juno 1 explorer 2.jpg thumb left 150px Launch of Explorer 2 Explorer 2 EXPLR2 was to be a repeat of the Explorer 1 mission. However, due to a failure in the rocket during launch, the spacecraft did not reach orbit. Explorer 2 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 26 LC 26A in Florida on March 5, 1958 at 18 28 UTC, by a Jupiter C launch vehicle. ref name jsr cite web url http www.planet4589.org space lvdb launch Redstone title Launch Vehicle ... Propulsion Laboratory JPL completed the job of modifying the Jupiter C and building Explorer 1 in 84 days. Spacecraft design Explorer 2 was equipped with a Geiger counter for the purposes of detecting ... Explorer 2 failed to reach orbit after a malfunction in the Jupiter C launch vehicle caused the fourth ... and Spacecraft Library Explorer Program accessdate 2008 02 02 publisher Jet Propulsion Laboratory ref References reflist Explorer program Orbital launches in 1958 DEFAULTSORT Explorer 02 Category 1958 in spaceflight Category Explorer program Category Satellite launch failures be Explorer 2 cs Explorer 2 id Explorer 2 it Explorer 2 lv Explorer 2 lt Explorer 2 ja 2 no Explorer 2 pl Explorer 2 ru 2 sk Explorer 2 ... more details
Infobox Magazine title PC Explorer image Commented out because image was deleted Image PC explorer logo.JPG 250px center editor David Nield editor title Editor frequency Every 8 weeks circulation category Computer magazines company Magnesium Media Ltd firstdate country United Kingdom language English language English website http www.magnesiummedia.com www.magnesiummedia.com issn 1477 9846 PC Explorer was a computer magazine published in the United Kingdom by Magnesium Media Ltd . Its editor was David Nield. The magazine was discontinued in August 2009, after almost ten years in production. ref http www.magnesiummedia.com pcexplorer.php PC Explorer Magazine. Retrieved 2009 09 01 ref References reflist Category British computer magazines Category Magazines with year of establishment missing UK compu mag stub fi PC Explorer ... more details
The Texas Instruments Explorer is a family of Lisp Machine computers. These computers were sold by Texas Instruments in the 1980s. The Explorer is based on a design from Lisp Machines Lisp Machines Incorporated , which is based on the Lisp Machine MIT Lisp Machine . The Explorer was used for development and deployment of Artificial intelligence artificial intelligence software. Later models were based on a special 32 bit microprocessor ref name MegaChip Patrick Bosshart A 553K Transistor LISP Processor Chip , IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, VOL sc 22, nr 5, October 1987 ref developed by Texas Instruments, which supported the execution of Lisp programming language Lisp software in hardware. The operating system of the Explorer was written in Lisp Machine Lisp and supported also Common Lisp . Notable is also the early use of the NuBus as the system bus for the Explorer computer family. Several models were available the Explorer the Explorer II, based on the Lisp microprocessor the Explorer LX, which combines the Explorer with a co processor running a version of UNIX TI System V the MicroExplorer ... was developed on Texas Instruments Explorer workstations. References references Publications Software innovations for the Texas Instruments Explorer computer, Tennant, H.R. Bate, R.R. Corey, S.M. ... for the Space Station era The Texas Instruments Explorer and Compact LISP Machine, Krueger, S. Manuel ... architecture the Explorer II and beyond. SIGPLAN Lisp Pointers 1, 6 Apr. 1988 , 13 18. http doi.acm.org 10.1145 1317224.1317226 P.H. Dussud, TICLOS An implementation of CLOS for the Explorer Family ... Systems Zeitgeist was a OODBMS developed by Texas Instruments for the Explorer External links http ... ti explorer TI Explorer documentation http www.ti.com corp docs company history watson.htm Texas Instruments ... code impdep explorer 0.html TI Explorer Lisp Code http www.unlambda.com lisp index.page Emulators DEFAULTSORT Ti Explorer Category Lisp programming language Category Computer workstations fr TI Explorer ... more details
Refimprove date September 2009 Infobox software name AOL Explorer logo screenshot caption AOL Explorer 1.5 as of May 2006 developer AOL AOL LLC frequently updated operating system Microsoft Windows Windows ... info.aol.co.uk downloads AOL Explorer , previously known as AOL Browser , is a graphical web browser ... 2005, AOL launched AOL Explorer as a free download and as an optional download with AOL Instant Messenger AIM version 5.9. AOL Explorer supports Tabbed document interface tabbed browsing . Release ... 1.1, but included two new features Tab Explorer and RSS Widgets from Favorites. When the Tab Explorer ... feature in their Internet Explorer 7 browser, called Quick Tabs . Version 1.5 was launched in May ... AOL Explorer. When ones computer is idle, one can set the AOL Explorer Feeds Screensaver to display ... Internet Explorer layout engine in their products and as such AOL Explorer uses this engine. Because of this, users can use AOL Explorer to download and install updates from Microsoft Update . However, unlike Internet Explorer, AOL does not use Bing search engine Bing as the default search engine ... web browser Netscape series of browsers. Availability Currently, AOL Explorer is available as an independent ... AIM Today content, if installed with AIM. Both of these are optional and can be denied. AOL Explorer 1.5 was the last recorded version of AOL Explorer. The browser, even though it can still be downloaded ... Desktop . Reception AOL Explorer received a 4 out of 5 from PC Magazine in 2005, saying Even Firefox ... . Doesn t support Internet Explorer browser toolbar toolbars . ref name PC Magazine Review Cite web url http www.pcmag.com article2 0,1759,1842397,00.asp title AOL Explorer 1.1 Review accessdate 2010 ... External links http downloads.channel.aol.com browser AOL Explorer Information on the AOL download site AOL Inc. 1997 2006 Web browsers Aggregators Category AOL Category Internet Explorer shells Category Windows web browsers es AOL Explorer fa fr AOL Explorer pl AOL Explorer ... more details
Infobox Guitar model title Gibson Explorer image Image Gibson explorer.jpg 180px manufacturer Gibson ... White, The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar that made its debut in 1958. The Explorer offered a radical, futuristic body design, much like its sibling, the Gibson Flying V Flying V . The Explorer ... Gibson Futura Futura . The Explorer s initial run was unsuccessful, and the model was discontinued in 1959. In 1976, Gibson began reissuing the Explorer after Hamer Guitars other guitar companies had success selling similar designs. The Explorer became especially popular among the hard rock and heavy ... has been estimated at less than 50. ref Walter Carter, Gibson s Explorer , Vintage Guitar vol. 13 no. 5 Feb. 1999 , p. 104 105. ref After the first few guitars, the Explorer had a long drooping headstock ... placed in a standard 3 3 arrangement, carried over from the Explorer prototype better known as the Gibson Futura Futura . Citation needed date February 2011 The 1958 59 korina Explorer ... Guitar date April 2011 author2 Gil Hembree pages 38 39 ref Explorer variations Image Explorer 50th.jpg thumb right 50 Year Commemorative Explorer with rounded edges There have been several variants ... Plorer Studio the Matthias Jabs designed Explorer 90 named so because it was 90 the body size of a regular Explorer , and the Explorer Pro, introduced in 2007. In 1979, Gibson introduced the E2 model also known as the Explorer II , featuring a 5 piece walnut maple laminated construction and a contoured ... a range of Explorer models between 1981 and 1984 with high output Dirty Fingers pickups, maple neck ... sunburst finishes these were alternately named E 2, Explorer CMT, or The Explorer. ref id. ref These Explorers ... or a Kahler tremelo. From 1983 to 1989, the standard Explorer had an alder body and control ... and 1985, Gibson produced the Explorer III, with three single coil P 90 pickups and an alder body, as well as the Designer Series Explorer and Flying V , which had factory painted graphics in geometric ... more details
Infobox Spacecraft Name Explorer 8 Organization NASA Major Contractors Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mission Type Earth science Satellite Of Earth Launch November 3, 1960 at 05 16 Coordinated Universal Time UTC Launch Vehicle Juno II Mission Duration 54 days NSSDC ID 1960 014A Webpage http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov database MasterCatalog?sc 1960 014A NASA NSSDC Master Catalog Mass 40.88 kg Eccentricity .120936 Inclination 33.24 Orbital Period 112.7 minutes Apoapsis 2,288 km Periapsis 417 km Explorer 8 1960 014A is a U.S. research satellite launched on November 3, 1960. It confirmed the existence of a helium layer in the upper atmosphere. ref cite web url http www.gsfc.nasa.gov gsfc service gallery fact sheets spacesci explorers.htm title Explorers Searching the Universe Forty Years Later accessdate 2008 02 03 work NASA Fact Sheets publisher Goddard Space Flight Center , NASA ref Explorer 8 is still in Low Earth orbit . While no longer functional, in 2006 it unexpectedly received the world s attention as an example of the space debris space junk that has been deployed with the lack of responsibility. ref http news.oneindia.in 2006 12 12 global warming prolongs life of space debris 1165900164.html ref References reflist Explorer program Orbital launches in 1960 DEFAULTSORT Explorer 08 Category Explorer program Category Artificial satellites orbiting Earth Category 1960 in spaceflight cs Explorer 8 de Explorer 8 es Explorer 8 it Explorer 8 ja 8 pl Explorer 8 sk Explorer 8 ... more details
Infobox CVG system title Leapster Explorer logo image manufacturer LeapFrog Enterprises family Leapster series type Handheld game console generation lifespan vgrelease NA vgy 2010 CPU ARM9 ARM9 based processor media Cartridge electronics Leapster Explorer cartridges Leapfrog Didj Didj Cartridge electronics cartridges unitssold topgame predecessor Leapster2 Leapfrog Didj Didj successor LeapPad Explorer The Leapster Explorer is a handheld console developed and marketed by LeapFrog Enterprises as the third generation of the successful Leapster series at the same time as the Leapfrog Didj Didj console. ref http www.leapfrog.com etc medialib leapfrog corporate press releases 2010.Par.49214.File.dat 06 07 10 20 20LeapFrog 20Leads 20the 20Way 20in 20Mobile 20Learning 20With 20New 20Leapster 20Explorer 20Platform 20 20FINAL 20FOR 20WEB.pdf ref Like its predecessors, the Explorer is aimed at children aged 4 to 9. Unlike previous systems in the Leapster series, the Explorer is not compatible with games Leapster or Leapster2 Cartridge electronics cartridges . The Explorer is however backwards compatible with Leapfrog Didj Didj titles. Hardware The Leapster Explorer is a Linux device powered by an ARM9 ARM9 based processor clocked at 393MHz with 64 MB DDR SDRAM, 512 MB user storage, and a Giantplus touchscreen display. ref http elinux.org Leapster Explorer ref ref http www.engadget.com 2010 05 04 leapfrog teases future mystery device inadvertently spills bean ref Like the Leapfrog Didj Didj and unlike the Leapster2, the console has also been a subject to user modification as it runs on an embedded Linux kernel. There has been a number of homebrew software written and or ported for the device. References div class references small references div External links http www.leapfrog.com explorer Leapster Explorer videogame hardware stub DEFAULTSORT Leapster Explorer Category Educational toys Category 2010 introductions Category Electronic toys Category Handheld game consoles Category ... more details
Orphan date November 2006 The Explorer Group is the United Kingdom s second largest manufacturer of travel trailer caravans , based in Consett . External links http www.explorer group.co.uk Company website DEFAULTSORT Explorer Group Category Companies of the United Kingdom Transport company stub ... more details
Infobox Spacecraft Name Explorer 17 Image File ae a explorer 17.jpg 240px Organization NASA Mission Type Earth science Satellite Of Earth Launch April 3, 1963 at 01 55 00 Coordinated Universal Time UTC Launch Vehicle Delta rocket Delta B Decay November 24, 1966 Mission Duration 1,325 days NSSDC ID 1963 009A Webpage http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov nmc masterCatalog.do?sc 1963 009A NASA NSSDC Master Catalog Mass 185 kg Semimajor Axis 6963.64 km Eccentricity .047428 Inclination 57.6 Orbital Period 96.39 m Apoapsis 916 km Periapsis 255 km Orbits 19,867 Main Instruments Pressure measurement Pressure gauges , mass spectrometer s, electrostatic probes Explorer 17 also known as Atmosphere Explorer A AE A and S6 was a United States satellite , launched at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cape Canaveral from LC 17B on a Delta rocket Delta B booster, on April 3, 1963, to study the Earth s atmosphere Earth s upper atmosphere . It was the first satellite of five Atmosphere Explorers. Technical specifications Explorer 17 was a spin stabilized satellite spin stabilized sphere 0.95 m in diameter. The spacecraft was vacuum sealed in order to prevent contamination of the local atmosphere. Explorer 17 carried four pressure measurement pressure gauges for the measurement of total neutral particle density , two ... of Explorer 17 allowed scientists for the first time to obtain instantaneous atmospheric density ... Priester, Wolfgang date July 1965 title Atmospheric Density and Temperature Variations from the Explorer ..., 1966. References reflist External links http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov multi explorer.html NASA s Explorer Missions Gunter s Space Page information on http space.skyrocket.de doc sdat explorer ae a.htm Explorer 17 http www.svengrahn.pp.se histind Mystery Mystery3expl.html Space History Notes Explorer program ... Earth Category Explorer program cs Explorer 17 de Explorer 17 es Explorer 17 it Explorer 17 ja 17 pl Explorer 17 sk Explorer 17 ... more details
One source date November 2007 Infobox Spacecraft Name Explorer 49 RAE B Image Image RAE B.jpg 290px Caption Artist s impression of Explorer 49 in orbit around the Moon Organization NASA Major Contractors Mission Type Orbiter Flyby Of Satellite Of Moon Launch 1973 06 10 14 13 00 UTC br small For year month day year 1973 month 06 day 10 ago small Launch Vehicle Delta rocket Delta 1000 Series Delta 1913 Launch Site Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 Launch Complex 17 br Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cape Canaveral AFS Orbital Insertion Date 1973 06 15 07 21 UTC Landing Site Mission Duration June 1973 June 1975 br small last contact August 1977 small NSSDC ID 1973 039A Webpage http solarsystem.nasa.gov missions profile.cfm?Sort Chron&StartYear 1970&EndYear 1979&MCode Explorer 49&Target SolarSys Explorer 49 Historic page Mass convert 328 kg lb abbr on Power Photovoltaic array Solar Array Refs br ref name skyrocket cite web url http space.skyrocket.de doc sdat explorer rae b.htm title Explorer RAE B author Gunter Dirk Krebs accessdate 25 December 2010 ref ref name about.com cite web url http space.about.com od explorermoonmissions p explorer49info.htm title Explorer 49 Information author Nick Greene publisher About.com accessdate 25 December 2010 ref Explorer 49 ... spacecraft ever built. This mission was the second of a pair of Radio Astronomy Explorer RAE satellites, Explorer 38 or RAE A being the first. Explorer 49 was placed into lunar orbit to provide radio ... field made for some interesting problems for the mission scientists. Explorer 49 was launched ... National Space Science Data Center Page on RAE B Explorer 49 http ntrs.nasa.gov archive nasa casi.ntrs.nasa.gov ... Report on Launch Trajectory planning for the RAE B mission Explorer program Category 1973 in spaceflight Category Explorer program Category Missions to the Moon cs Explorer 49 de Radio Astronomy Explorer it Explorer 49 ja 49 sk Explorer 49 ... more details
Infobox Spacecraft Name Explorer 14 Image File Explorer 14 mock up.jpg 250px Organization NASA Major Contractors Goddard Space Flight Center Mission Type Satellite Of Earth Launch October 2, 1962 Launch Vehicle Thor Delta Mission Duration NSSDC ID 1962 051A Webpage http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov database MasterCatalog?sc 1962 051A NASA NSSDC Master Catalog Mass 40kg Eccentricity 0.839 Inclination 42.8 Orbital Period 2184.6 minutes Apoapsis 96189.0 km Periapsis 2601.0 km Explorer 14 is a spin stabilized, solar cell powered spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and Magnetosphere magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields. A 16 channel PFM PM time division multiplexed telemeter was used. The time required to sample the 16 channels one frame period was 0.323 s. Half of the channels were used to convey eight level digital information, and the others were used for analog information. During ground processing of the telemetered data, the analog information was digitized with an accuracy of 1 100th of full scale. One analog channel was subcommutated in a 16 frame long pattern and was used to telemeter spacecraft temperatures, power system voltages, currents, etc. A digital solar aspect sensor measured the spin period and phase, digitized to 0.041 s, and the angle between the spin axis and sun direction to about 3 deg intervals. ref http history.nasa.gov SP 4312 ch1.htm ref ref http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov nmc spacecraftDisplay.do?id 1962 059A ref External Links List of all experiments on Explorer 14 http nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov nmc datasetSearch.do?spacecraft Explorer 2014 References Include NASA reflist Explorer program Orbital launches in 1962 spacecraft stub Category Explorer program Category 1962 in spaceflight Category Artificial satellites formerly orbiting Earth cs Explorer 14 it Explorer 14 pl Explorer 14 sk Explorer 14 ... more details
TI 15 Explorer is a calculator designed by Texas Instruments , intended for use in classes from grades 3 5. It is the successor to the TI 12 Math Explorer . For younger students, TI recommends the use of the TI 10 . For older students, TI recommends the use of the TI 73 Explorer . Features include a 2 line pixel display as opposed to the 7 segment display of several other calculators , and a quiz like Elementary arithmetic problem solving mode. It also supports limited Scientific calculator scientific capabilities , such as parentheses, fixed decimal, fractions, pi , and exponents. It is recommended by Everyday Mathemathics. CN date February 2012 External links http education.ti.com educationportal sites US productDetail us ti15 explorer.html Features of the TI 15 Explorer TI calc electronics stub Category Texas Instruments calculators ... more details
unreferenced date October 2007 Image Explorer vodka.jpg file thumb right 150px Explorer Vodka Explorer Vodka is a Swedish vodka brand manufactured by the V&S Group , formerly owned by the Swedish government. It was developed in the 1950s, targeted for customers in the United States, but failed. Since then it is one of Sweden s most popular brands of vodka, and has during some periods been the most sold distilled beverages in Sweden. The bottle was designed by Swedish ex prince Sigvard Bernadotte . See also Absolut Vodka Category Swedish vodkas Category Brand name alcohol products Category Products of Sweden Category Swedish brands Sweden stub distilled beverage stub sv Explorer Vodka ... more details
Infobox Seamount Name Explorer Seamount Map Location map Canada British Columbia no subdivisions label Explorer Seamount mark RedMountain.svg marksize 18 lat deg 49 lat min 05 lat dir N lon deg 130 lon min 48 lon dir W position left float right caption Location of Explorer Seamount Map caption Depth convert 830 m ft 0 abbr on Height Summit Location North Pacific Ocean Group Coordinates coord 49.5 N 130.48 W type mountain display inline,title Country Canada Type Submarine volcano Volcanic group Age Holocene Last eruption Discovered Discovered by First visit Translation Pronunciation Photo Photo caption The Explorer Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia , Canada . It is on the Explorer Ridge , a tectonic divergent boundary spreading centre that separates the Pacific Plate Pacific and Explorer Plate Explorer plates and so the volcanism is rift related. It is the namesake of the Explorer Ridge. Explorer Seamount is named after the Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Explorer , which ran from 1940 to 1943 in the northern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska . ref http earth info.nga.mil gns html history.htm National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Undersea Features History ref See also Volcanism of Canada Volcanism of Western Canada List of volcanoes in Canada Notes reflist References http livingoceans.org files Maps PDF gen topo bc 3c 2008.pdf British Columbia Marine Topography Category Seamounts of the Pacific Ocean Category Volcanoes of British Columbia Category Rift volcanoes BritishColumbia geo stub ... more details
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