Since the first voyage round the world almost 500 year ago,people have been looking for different ways of circumnavigation (travelling right round) the planets by land,sea or air
First Circumnavigation
Juan Sebastian de Elcano and his crew of 17 on board Vittoria sailed from Spain in 1519 and returned 1,079 days later.The Magellan,but he did not survive the voltage.He was murded in the Philipines on 27 April 1521.
First British Circumnavigation
Sir Francis Drake and his crew of 50 left Plymouth,England on the Golden Hind in 1577 and retured to Plymouth on 26 September 1580.
First solo sailing
Canadian-born sailor Captain Joshua Slocum (1844-1910) sailed round world alone in Spray,an oyster boat he built himself.He left the US on 24 April 1895 and retured on 27 June 1898.
First walk
George Matthew Schilling (USA) claimed to have walked round the world between 1897 and 1904,but his journey has been verified David Kunst (USA) made the first confirmed journey from 20 June 1970 to 5 October 1974.He took 20 million steps and wore out 21 pair of shoes during his 23,250 km walk.
First non-stop flight
USAF B-50A bomber Lucky Lady II piloted bt Capt James Gallagher flew from Fort Worth Texas on 26 February 1949.The journey took 94 hour 1 minutes and the plane was refuelled four times in mid-air
First Underwater
US Navy nuclear submarine Triton travelled round the world underwater between 16 February and 25 April 1960.
First non-stop solo voyage
British yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston sailed from and returned to Falmouth UK,in Suhaile betwwen 14 June 1968 and 22 April 1969.
First WheelChair
Rick Hanseen ( Canada) went round the world in a wheelchair between 21 March 1985 and 22 May 1987.He travelled through 34 countries.
First balloon flight
Brian Jones (UK) and Bertrand Piccard (Switzerland) made a round-the-world voyage in the Breilting Orbiter 3.They took three weeks.
First solo flight
On 7 March 2005 Steve Fossett (USA) achieved the first solo round-the-world flight solo round-the-world flight without refueling Virgin Atlanic Global Flyer.He covered a total distance of 36,818 in a flight time of 67 hours,2 minutes and 38 secounds.On 1 February 2006 he once again took off from the USA to fly around the world.The time he carried on to the longest ever solo,non-stop,round-distance of 36,916.68 km in 76 hours,42 minutes and 55 secounds.