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Steve Fossett

James Stephen Fossett was an American commodities trader, businessman, and adventurer. Fossett is the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon...

Timeline of Events

1995

2.21.1995

Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.

2002

7.2.2002

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.

2005

3.3.2005

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.