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."

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Re:Steve Fossett, dead at 60

[wawannem]

there's no denying his place in the anals of British explorers

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I deny that he holds a place in anyone's 'anals'!
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You Have Ruined My Work

[Anonymous Coward]

You flying fat man!

Re:Congrats

[ackthpt]

My congrats to the team. It's nice to see that the lack of testing at full fuel didn't do the mission in, and that they were able to take a position in the record books. :)

He'll probably get an invite to meet the US President in the oval office of the White House, where he'll be given a hearty congratulations, stand by while the president makes an inspiring speach about 'can-do' and 'spirit of freedom' and be sent on his way with a hefty tax cut.

did you see any wmd while you were up there?

Re:Steve Fossett, dead at 60

[Harodotus]

Dude! What kind of poorly nested pseudo-tags are those?

Didn't you mean:

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I deny that he holds a place in anyone's 'anals'!
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In Soviet Russia...

[lupinstel]

In Soviet Russia the earth circles you! So it is alot easier.

Re:So Who Else Was On the Flight?

[eno2001]

And what does Han Solo have to do with anything...? ;P