{"id":15,"date":"2015-05-09T15:52:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T15:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamingwithdaopa.ellatha.com\/elitedangerous\/?p=15"},"modified":"2015-05-09T15:52:50","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T15:52:50","slug":"journey-to-elite-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamingwithdaopa.ellatha.com\/elitedangerous\/exploration\/journey-to-elite-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey to Elite Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>My exploration journey to Elite Rank! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Explorer-Elite-Rank.jpg\" alt=\"Explorer Elite Rank\" width=\"570\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Took about 3 months to go from starting rank to elite.\u00a0 Here is the transaction history for exploration data selling.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"570\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLzaCfm1KKuvsNzXCqrgcJDE3lYRuRSMrp\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Primary ship used was a ASP Explorer, with a A5 fuel scoop and frame shift drive (rest of items used were lowest weight).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My exploration journey to Elite Rank! 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