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  2. The Explorers Club - Wikipedia

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    The Explorers Club. Coordinates: 40.7700258°N 73.9655750°W. The Explorers Club is an American-based international multidisciplinary professional society with the goal of promoting scientific exploration and field study. The club was founded in New York City in 1904 and has served as a meeting point for explorers and scientists worldwide.

  3. Richard Wiese - Wikipedia

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    Richard Wiese. ( 1959-07-13) July 13, 1959 (age 64) Long Island, New York, United States. Occupation (s) Explorer, host, producer, author. Richard Wiese (born July 13, 1959) is an American explorer, the longest serving President of The Explorers Club, [1] and Executive Producer and Host of the multiple Emmy Award-winning ABC and PBS program ...

  4. Gordon Cooper - Wikipedia

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    July 31, 1970. Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States. Cooper learned to fly as a child, and after service in the United ...

  5. Mercury-Atlas 5 - Wikipedia

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    Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American spaceflight of the Mercury program. It was launched on November 29, 1961, with Enos , a chimpanzee , aboard. The craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down about 200 miles (320 km) south of Bermuda , and Enos became the first primate from the United States and the third great ape to orbit the Earth.

  6. Atlas Social Club - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)

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    Read our transparency report to learn more. Apparently you cannot JUST stand in front of the Atlas Social Club or a super rude bouncer will come harass you until you either sit down or leave, even aggressively preventing you from entering the place. Guess what I did: I left and took my money elsewhere.

  7. Richard E. Byrd - Wikipedia

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    Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957), an American naval officer, [1] was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau.

  8. Mercury-Atlas 4 - Wikipedia

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    Mercury-Atlas 4. Mercury-Atlas 4 (MA-4) was an uncrewed test flight within NASA 's Project Mercury program, launched on September 13, 1961, at 14:04:16 UTC [1] from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14. The mission's primary purpose was to evaluate the Mercury spacecraft 's performance in orbit and to test the Mercury Space Flight ...

  9. South American Explorers Club (SAE): what happened to it ...

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    We have traveled extensively throughout Ecuador and Peru and frequently used South American Explorers (SAE) Club for assistance. We have been members of this wonderful nonprofit organization (on and off) for about 10 years. We are surprised to find that the web site for the whole organization is no longer available.