No, this is false.
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False.
The Portuguese were the first to sail directly from Europe to India, while the Spanish were the first to sail directly to the Caribbean.
Actually the Portuguese became world leaders of exploration, from Brazil to Japan. We discovered Brazil, we were the first Western country to reach Japan, etc. This is all due to the portuguese navigators, who were ages ahead of any other country at the time, since their knowledge was granted by Arab settlers/invaders and developed by portuguese specialists of the time.
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The Portiuguese were the pilots on ships and had the maps. They helped find South America and landed along the coast.
The first scientific exploration from space was the cosmic radiation experiment launched by the U.S. on a V2 rocket on May 10, 1946.
The famous ship of 1872 was the "MaryCeleste". However this was not a scientific ship it was a "ghost ship".
Prince Henry the Navigator was responsible for the early development of Portuguese exploration and trade with other continents through exploring parts of AfricaHe was called the navigator because he promoted and supported European travel during the age of exploration. He also made maps.His trips helped the Portuguese make much-needed maps of parts of Africa, and they were able to said places they weren't at first able to :)