Explorer (disambiguation)

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

• Abrams P-1 Explorer, American aerial survey aircraft which first flew in 1937
• Explorer 1, the 1st United States satellite
• Explorers program, the United States' first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite and the program continues to launch satellites that provdide scientific investigations from space
• Lockheed Explorer, Lockheed Corporation Model 4 airplane
• MD Helicopters MD Explorer, popular police helicopter
• Space Adventures Explorer, concept tourist spaceplane
• Space Shuttle Explorer, a mock-up of the US space shuttle, renamed Independence

Art, entertainment, and media

Literature

• Explorer (novel), a 2002 novel set in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner universe
• The Explorers, a collection of short stories by C. M. Kornbluth

Music

Groups

• The Explorers, a British rock group formed in the 1980s by two members of Roxy Music

Albums

• Explore!, 2015 Indonesian music album by Isyana Sarasvati.
• Explorer (album), 2005 trance music album by Tilt

Songs

• "Explorers" (song), a 2012 song by Muse from The 2nd Law

Periodicals

• Explore (magazine), a Canadian travel magazine
• Explorer (newspaper), newspaper published in Tucson, Arizona
• The Explorer (Hudson), student newspaper from Hudson, Ohio, USA

Television

Episodes

• "Explorers" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Series

• Explore (TV show), 1980s PBS television show
• Exploring (TV series) 1960s children's educational television show, hosted by Albert Hibbs
• National Geographic Explorer, a documentary television series on the National Geographic Channel

Other uses

• Exploration (video game), 1994 computer strategy game for the Amiga
• Explorers (film), 1985 science fiction film

Brands and enterprises

• Explore Scientific, a manufacturer of telescopes, microscopes & binoculars
• Explore Technologies, a toy manufacturer
• Explorer Vodka, Swedish brand of vodka
• Ford Explorer, a model of sport utility vehicle
• Gibson Explorer, a model of guitar also marked as X-plorer and Explorer Pro

Computing

• Explore2fs, a Windows Explorer-like program for Microsoft Windows
• Explorer/85, expandable learning system by Netronics based on the 8085 microprocessor
• Internet Explorer, a web browser developed by Microsoft
• Sun Microsystems Explorer, diagnostic data collection tool for the Sun Solaris operating system
• TI Explorer, a computer family of Lisp Machines from Texas Instruments
• Windows Explorer, the interface for accessing the file system on Microsoft Windows operating systems

Education and youth activities

• Explore (education), a Canadian government bursary for language education
• Explore Learning, a British company founded to provide private learning centres
• Explorer Scouts (The Scout Association), part of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom
• Exploring (Learning for Life), former traditional membership program of the Boy Scouts of America
• Kansas Explorer's Club, a section of the Kansas Sampler Foundation dedicated to exploring Kansas

Industry

• Mineral exploration, process by which useful ore is located
• Oil exploration, process of locating exploitable petroleum deposits

Maritime and other vessels

• Explorer (sternwheeler), a purpose built steamboat used by Joseph Christmas Ives' expedition to explore the Colorado River above Fort Yuma
• HMS Explorer, the name of two ships of the British Royal Navy
• Stena Explorer, a high-speed ferry operated by Stena Line
• MS Explorer II, a cruise ship renamed MV Minerva
• MS Explorer of the Seas, a cruise ship
• MS National Geographic Explorer, a cruise ship
• MV Explorer, a number of ships with this name, including:
  • MV Explorer (1969), a cruise ship which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 2007
  • MV Explorer (2001), a Bahamas-flagged passenger ship in service since 2004
• SS Explorer, a steam trawler
• Sub Marine Explorer, an early submarine built by Julius H. Kroehl
• USC&GS Explorer, two ships of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
  • USC&GS Explorer (1904), a survey ship that briefly served as the USS Explorer during World War I
  • USC&GS Explorer (OSS 28), a survey ship that operated in the Pacific Ocean mostly and saw service there during World War II
• USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193) (GSF Explorer), a deep-sea recovery or drilling ship

Places

• Explorer Ridge, mid-ocean ridge on the coast of British Columbia, Canada
• Explorer Seamount, seamount in the Pacific Ocean

Sports

• Bradenton Explorers, U.S. Senior Professional Baseball Association team
• Kansas City Explorers, World TeamTennis team
• La Salle Explorers, La Salle University's 23 varsity sports teams
• Sioux City Explorers, a minor league baseball team

Other uses

• Dental explorer, an instrument used in dentistry
• Exploration problem, the use of a robot to maximize the knowledge over a particular area