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Around the World In 14 Days

Posted by timothy on from the fortnight-aloft dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Adventurer Steve Fossett succeeded Tuesday on his sixth try to pilot a balloon solo around the world, crossing the meridian where he started his historic journey June 19, his ground crew at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, announced. Here is the official site, while there's also several other articles, including this one."

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  1. A better way by Joel+Ironstone · · Score: 2, Troll

    ...solo around the world, crossing the meridian where he started his historic journey June 19.

    I bet it would be much easier to cross back onto the meridian from where you started near a pole. I'm sure its colder, but its cold up there anyhow.

  2. Re:I'm glad he finally made it by macdaddy357 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I looked at the map. He flew around Antarctica. Whippy-do. I'd like to see him circumnavigate the globe at the equator. That would be a genune feat, this one was no big deal.

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