Circumnavigation

The concept of circumnavigation refers to the navigation of a aircraft, sailing vessel along the entire circumference of a planet, otherwise known as going "around the world".
In 1937, Amelia Earhart, one of Earth's first female aircraft pilots, attempted to fly around the world. On July 2nd, she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off from New Guinea, and headed east around the equator, but disappeared somewhere over the South Seas. ()
Prior to the mid-22nd century, the was the first ice-cutter to circumnavigate Andoria. ()
The concept would continue into space travel, when, in 2151, had to circumnavigate a plasma storm. ()
in mid-2373, the was on a three month training cruise which involved them circumnavigating the Federation before returning home, however did not complete the mission due to the outbreak of the Dominion War. ()
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