Prospector may refer to:

Space exploration

Prospector (spacecraft) Prospector was a proposed lunar probe that was intended to be flown in support of the Apollo program, Apollo lunar missions. History Prospector arose as a result of President John F. Kennedy's desire to rehabilitate the tarnished image of US space ...

, a planned lunar probe, canceled in 1962 * ''

Lunar Prospector ''Lunar Prospector'' was the third mission selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program. At a cost of $62.8 million, the 19-month mission was designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon, ...

'', a NASA spacecraft

Trains

Prospector (train) The ''Prospector'' was a passenger train operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad between Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah. There were two incarnations of the train: a streamlined, diesel multiple unit train that operated ...

, a passenger train operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad * The Prospector (train), a service in Western Australia

Other uses

Prospector (library catalog) The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is an association of a number of libraries in Colorado and Wyoming. Purpose The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries was established in 1974. One major purpose of the Alliance is to share resources ...

, a unified catalog for Colorado and Wyoming * Prospecting, exploring an area for natural resources such as minerals, oil, flora or fauna * ''Prospectors'' (TV series), a weekly reality television series that premiered in 2013 on The Weather Channel * ''The Prospector'', a statue outside the

Sitka Pioneer Home The Sitka Pioneer Home is an assisted living home, located in the U.S. state of Alaska at 120 Katlian Street in downtown Sitka. It is operated by the Division of Pioneer Homes within the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and it is ...

in Sitka, Alaska, United States * ''

Le Chercheur d'or ''Le Chercheur d'or'' is a novel written in French by French Nobel laureate writer J. M. G. Le Clézio and translated into English as ''The prospector'' by Carol Marks and published by David R. Godine, Boston. Plot introduction Alexis L'Estang ...

'', a French novel by French J. M. G. Le Clézio and translated into English as ''The prospector'' by Carol Marks * "The Prospector", nickname of American archer Brady Ellison * ''The Prospector'', student newspaper at the University of Texas at El Paso {{Disambig