to launch out on a voyage of discovery
51Nansen's Fram expedition — Fram leaves Bergen on 2 July 1893, bound for the Arctic Ocean Nansen s Fram expedition, 1893–1896, was an attempt by the Norwegian explorer …
52Space Shuttle Atlantis — Atlantis OV 104 Atlantis launching STS 122 mission to dock with the International Space Station OV designation OV 104 Country United States …
53Voyager 2 — For the phone sometimes referred to as the Voyager 2, see LG enV touch. Voyager 2 Voyager spacecraft Operator …
54Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Yucatán conquistador) — There were two Spanish conquistadors at the start of the 16th century named Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. The one described here is the generally credited as the first European to discover the peninsula of Yucatán. The other founded Nicaragua:… …
55Extrasolar planet — Planet Fomalhaut b (inset against Fomalhaut s interplanetary dust cloud) imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope s coronagraph (NASA photo) …
56Interstellar travel — Montage of fusion powered rocket concepts from 1987–2004, which could form the basis for an interstellar vehicle. Included are: VISTA (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories,1987), Discovery II (NASA/GRC, 2002), Human Outer Planet Exploration… …
57Cassini–Huygens — Artist s concept of Cassini s Saturn Orbit Insertion Operator NASA / ESA / ASI Mission type …
58Nuno Tristão — was a 15th century Portuguese explorer and slave trader, active in the early 1440s, traditionally thought to be the first European to reach the region of Guinea (legendarily, as far as Guinea Bissau, but more recent historians believe he did not… …
59Dates of 2007 — ▪ 2008 January Ladies and gentlemen: on this day, at this hour, it is still within our power to shape the outcome of this battle. Let us find our resolve, and turn events toward victory. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, asking for support for his… …
60Robert Falcon Scott — Infobox person name = Robert Falcon Scott image size = 200px name = Robert Falcon Scott birth date = birth date|1868|6|6 death date = death date and age|1912|3|29|1868|6|6 birth place = Devon, England death place = Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica… …
