Hi,
I did try using CKAN to install the mod. When using CKAN on a fresh install, the mod launched. When I restarted kerbal and any subsequent launches of the game, I would get a crash during the loading screens resulting from an access error. Could either be write or read, didn't matter. I did a bit of reading and some people said that it could be 'running out of ram' (as a software developer that didn't make much sense to me, but anyway) I'm only at 30-40% ram usage during the crash.
When using CKAN, if I removed telemachus continued, the game would launch. I don't know if all of the other mods it also installed were running or not, I didn't try them. As soon as telemachus was reinstalled to the game directory, it would crash again.
At this point if I verified the integrity of the steam cache (with mods removed), it reacquire one file. KSP would launch, then if I used CKAN to install the mod we're back at the beginning of this post.
Matt