2006-11-08 Getting a Good Look: Learning About Mars From the Ground Up
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the latest exploration of the red planet, Mars. We…
2006-11-01 Four National Parks in Utah Where You Can Find Arches, Hoodoos and an Island in the Sky
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we explore some national parks of great beauty in the American west.…
2006-10-25 Using Independent Courts and a Free Media to Fight Corruption
VOICE ONE: I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Recently, VOA reporters examined the problem of corruption around the world. Today,…
2006-10-18 The Mystery of Dreams
VOICE ONE: I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. Do you dream? Do you create pictures and stories in your mind as…
2006-10-11 How the Distant World of Eris Caused Big Changes Here on Earth
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. The International Astronomical Union has given a name to a solar system…
2006-10-04 Pirates May Be Popular in Books and Movies, But Piracy Remains a Threat
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. Adults and children alike enjoy stories and movies about pirates– criminals who steal…
2006-09-27 Look Around and You Can See This Art for Free on Streets Around the World
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we travel through city streets all over the world to explore street…
2006-09-20 Women Have Been Leaders in Science Around the World and Throughout History
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today we tell about female scientists around the world and some of the…
2006-09-13 Street-Wise: Building Houses That Are Healthier for People and the Planet
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the Green House movement. Its goal is to produce…
2006-09-06 Days of Apollo: Collecting Rocks, and Making History, on the Moon
ANNOUNCER: EXPLORATIONS — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) The summer of nineteen sixty-nine was a special time in history. That was when men from…
2006-08-30 ‘Houston, We’ve Had a Problem Here’: The Survival of Apollo 13
ANNOUNCER: EXPLORATIONS — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) American astronauts in Apollo Eleven landed on the moon July twentieth, nineteen sixty-nine. A second landing…
2006-08-23 ‘That’s One Small Step …’: The Story of the First Humans to Walk on the Moon
EXPLORATIONS — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) (SOUND: Apollo Eleven Countdown) A rocket launch countdown. A common sound in the nineteen sixties. But this…
2006-08-09 1965: Two Gemini Craft Meet in Space, Another Step on Way to Moon
EXPLORATIONS — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Shirley Griffith and Tony Riggs complete a report about America’s second manned space program, Gemini. Its…
2006-08-16 Spaceflight History: Excitement and Tragedy on Road to the Moon
EXPLORATIONS — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. The nineteen sixties were exciting times in space exploration. Today, Kay Gallant and Harry Monroe look back at…
2006-08-02 ‘The Greatest Experience’: Ed White Goes for the First American Walk in Space
EXPLORATIONS — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Harry Monroe and Tony Riggs report about America’s second manned space program, Gemini. Two astronauts flew…