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GlobalFlyer Completes Record-Breaking Flight
ikewillis writes "Steve Fossett has successfully landed the GlobalFlyer in Kansas, completing the record-breaking flight and becoming the first person to successfully circle the earth in a nonstop solo flight. The journey of 37,000 kilometres has taken 67 hours, many of them fraught with anxiety over whether the custom-made GlobalFlyer aircraft had enough fuel for the trip. Fossett managed to touch down at 2:48 p.m. EST, to the delight of mission control staff, a small crowd and a marching band that had gathered at the airstrip to welcome him."
its just another rich guy with nothing better to do than waste time and money to do something noone cares about. hey, here's something he can do with all that time and money: donate to charities. i'd be more impressed by that than some stupid record.
Reread what I wrote. I never implied this project would be the end of comsats, but a quick google search would give you enough info to support my point. But you're just my personal moonbat troll, aren't you?
b) I don't belive he made it into the southern hemisphere.
Like the southern hemisphere has anything that matters?
Brilliance doesn't need a sig.
Bah, french. Good for... something but barely anything. I have some in me so I don't mind dissing them. I'm sure this guy is going to have a phat celebration party.