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Balloonist Fossett completes solo around the world
Steve Fossett finishes a 13 day circumnavigation in a silver Spirit of Freedom balloon. He crosses east of 117 degrees longitude at 27,000 feet after flying 9,486 miles. Briton Richard Branson praises the achievement as historic.
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Kalgoorlie
Australia
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Steve
Joe Ritchie
Fossett
Atlantic
Branson
New Zealand
Western Australia
Stéve Fossett
South Africa