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Bookmark or Share- U.S. BALLOONIST IS FLYING HIGH AFTER RECORD-BREAKING FLIGHTWhen he finally landed in Canada Tuesday night after a grueling four-day flight that covered more than 5,400 miles, stockbroker Steve Fossett had become the first person to fly a balloon solo across the Pacific Ocean.
- What Really Happened to Steve Fossett? - RealClearHistoryIt’s been more than one year since evidence found on a remote forest trail north of Mammoth Lakes led investigators to the crash site of then-missing adventurer Steve Fossett.
- Steve Fossett - WikipediaJames Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft.
- Steve Fossett | Record-Breaking Aviator & Adventurer | BritannicaSteve Fossett was an American businessman and adventurer who set a number of world records, most notably in aviation and sailing. In 2002, he became the first balloonist to circumnavigate the world alone, and in 2005 he completed the first nonstop solo global flight in an airplane.
- Steve Fossett Biography - life, wife, son, information, born, college ...Fossett set out to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon, one of the last unattained goals of human exploration. His first attempt was in early 1996, but he barely made it across North America.
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