The Elcano Challenge: Ground-Based Circumnavigation (4th)
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I, I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost
Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476 – 4 August 1526) was a Spanish explorer of Basque origin who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. After Magellan's death in the Philippines, Elcano took command of the nau Victoria from the Moluccas to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain.
This challenge is simple. So simple, it's easy. Well...it sounds easy. Those of us who have completed it would probably disagree
After a break to do other stuff, I've started a circumnavigation of Vall.
I'm still driving Rover 1. So far this rover has seen a 150 km expedition to the Mun Canyon (and several attempts to jump off the rim), and a successful circumnavigation of Minmus. I gave her a new lander, with a bit more delta vee and more thrust for bigger moons, and flew her from her berth at Mun Station to Vall, with a stop at Laythe station for refueling on the way. I made a few minor modifications using EVA cons
