Exploration

Photographs, maps, and documents from two exploratory surveys conducted by J.B. Tyrrell of the region west of Hudson Bay.

Presents a biography, chronology, image gallery, and map gallery.

Offers history of Australia's activities in rocket and missile testing at the Woomera Range. Includes personal memories of many ex-residents.

A book-length history of the period between Sputnik I and the creation of NASA, by the NASA History Office.

First-hand excerpts regarding Cabot's voyages, from the Modern History Sourcebook.

Biography of the explorer with details of his Southern Ocean voyages.

Captain Cook Memorial Museum located in John Walkers's House, Whitby, where James Cook served his seaman's apprentiship, important collection of original pictures, manuscripts and artefacts from Cook's life and voyages.

Biography from the PBS series site "The West."

Detailed introduction to the Dutch ship Henry Hudson commanded in 1609.

Biography from the Handbook of Texas Online.

A few historical FAQs, with an expedition map.

The National Archives and Records Administration's exhibit of original documents from the expedition.

Biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Concise biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Charity named after one of Shackleton's vessels. Illustrated expedition summary, with information, news, and publications.

A Soviet space expert discusses how recently declassified material confirms his painstaking discoveries over decades about why the Soviet Union was unable to win the space race.

Biography of the first woman in space.

A selective chronology of historically important manned space missions from 1961 to 1995. Some flights not covered.

Photographs of mission patches and astronauts.

Presents a brief multimedia history of John Glenn's Mercury flight, the first American mission into Earth orbit. Discusses the training and technology of the Mercury Program and the events of Glenn's space flight.

Online publication of quotes from Sir Walter Raleigh.