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Round the World Flight Set for Monday

Posted by Zonk on from the where-he-stops-nobody-knows dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LiveScience is now reporting that Burt Rutan's GlobalFlyer is set for Monday takeoff. The plane, piloted by Steve Fossett, has been grounded since January by weather. The mission: the first solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe via jet powered craft without refueling." Commentary also available from the BBC.

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  1. Oh yeah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I would certainly love to fly around the world! SIgn me up!

  2. Great to hear. by game+kid · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hopefully someday a solo session of Windows would last that long.

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