A 64-year-old Russian adventurer and Orthodox priest named Fedor Konyukhov landed in Australia Saturday and in doing so completed his record-setting hot air balloon circumnavigation. Konyukhov began his journey July 12 and traveled around the globe in just 11 days, 6 hours, living in a gondola measuring around 6 feet in each direction. "He's landed, he's safe, he's sound, he's happy," said Konyukhov 's flight coordinator, John Wallington.
Russian Priest Sets World Record For Solo Air Balloon Circumnavigation
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