Apollo Astronauts at #ECAD2019. Photo by
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(Apollo 16), (Apollo 11), Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7), (Apollo 15), Rusty Schweickart (Apollo 9), (Apollo 17), Michael Collins (Apollo 11), Fred Haise (Apollo 13)
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It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of legendary Club member Colonel Joseph “Joe” Kittinger, II MED ’63, a distinguished recipient of the 2001 Explorers Club Medal and an aerospace pioneer. Col. Kittinger passed away today - Friday, December 9, 2022, at 94.
Message from President Richard Garriott Regarding the Ongoing Titanic Search and Rescue Mission
#OTD 14 October 1947 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier by flying faster than the speed of sound in a Bell X-1 rocket plane.
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On this day in 1911, #RoaldAmundsen and his team - Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting - became the first to reach the #SouthPole.
#OTD #history #Antarctica
If only every explorer could carry their own shelter like this armadillo does ;-)
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To All Explorers Around The World,
I have the sad duty to announce the passing of Explorers Club Medalist Captain Don Walsh MED’61, who alongside Jacques Piccard was the first human to the bottom of the deepest point in the ocean, the 10,916 meter Challenger Deep.
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Former astronaut Kathy Sullivan @AstroKDS has just become the first woman to visit the deepest place on Earth: The Challenger Deep. Victor Vescovo: "Just back up from Challenger Deep! My co-pilot was Dr. Kathy Sullivan!"
HMS Challenger: How a 150-year-old expedition still influences scientific discoveries today nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/
Congratulations to TEC Medalist, @AstroKDS, for becoming the 1st woman to dive the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench. Dr. Sullivan is also the 1st American woman to walk in space, making her the 1st person to both walk in space, & descend to the deepest point in the ocean.
On this day in 1911, #RoaldAmundsen's South Pole expedition made landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. It was the first-ever expedition to reach the Geographic South Pole. #OTD #Amundsen
On this day in 1916, #ErnestShackleton completed the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
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#OTD #Shackleton #JamesCaird
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We're excited to announce that has been elected as the Club's 45th President.
For more on this exciting news, go to bit.ly/2OJlAfx
#RichardGarriott #ExplorersClub
The Dragon now in orbit has been named "Endeavour" by and who both flew for the first time on Space Shuttle Endeavour which in turn was named after James Cook 's ship of exploration HMS Endeavour #LaunchAmerica
Parks Canada Unveils New Artifacts from the Franklin Expedition maritime-executive.com/article/parks- #arctic #expedition #archaeology
becomes an astronaut as she views Earth from space aboard #Unity22 #VirginGalactic yesterday #OverviewEffect
Chasing lava and hunting Atlantis, scientist explorer Jess Phoenix is the new Indiana Jones laweekly.com/chasing-lava-a
President Richard Garriott on the Situation Room tonight to discuss the ongoing efforts in the Titanic rescue
Lord British Has Been To Both Poles, Outer Space, And Now The Lowest Point On Earth thegamer.com/lord-british-r
The dire wolf once again walks upon the earth
From the Arctic’s frozen tundra to labs across the country, has succeeded in the world’s first de-extinction. "It is the dawn of a new era of conservation and science!” -
explorers.org/colossal
Explorers Club Board member Kellie Gerardi to fly into space on as a bioastronautics researcher businesswire.com/news/home/2021
Exquisite 2300-Year-Old Scythian Woman’s Boot Preserved in the Frozen Ground of the Altai Mountains openculture.com/2020/06/exquis
As the late Sen. John Glenn said at our 2013 Annual Dinner - "Human history has been one of dragon pushing. Pushing dragons off the edge, and filling in gaps on the map!" - Best of luck to , , , and ! - Watching on ! #SpaceLaunchLIVE
